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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
A review of Multi-Agent Simulation Models in Agriculture
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| Autores: |
Kaye-Blake, William
Li, Frank Y.
Martin, A. McLeish
McDermott, Alan
Neil, Hayley
Rains, Scott
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| Data: |
2010-11-25
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Multi-agent simulation models
Modelling
Agent-based model
Cellular automata
Decision-making
Crop Production/Industries
Environmental Economics and Policy
Farm Management
Land Economics/Use
Livestock Production/Industries
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| Resumo: |
Multi-Agent Simulation (MAS) models are intended to capture emergent properties of complex systems that are not amenable to equilibrium analysis. They are beginning to see some use for analysing agricultural systems. The paper reports on work in progress to create a MAS for specific sectors in New Zealand agriculture. One part of the paper focuses on options for modelling land and other resources such as water, labour and capital in this model, as well as markets for exchanging resources and commodities. A second part considers options for modelling agent heterogeneity, especially risk preferences of farmers, and the impacts on decision-making. The final section outlines the MAS that the authors will be constructing over the next few years and the types of research questions that the model will help investigate.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/97165
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| Relação: |
New Zealand Agricultural and Resource Economics Society>2009 Conference, August 27-28, 2009, Nelson, New Zealand
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| Formato: |
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