Modelling forests as social-ecological systems: A systematic comparison of agent-based approaches
The multifunctionality of forest systems calls for appropriately complex modelling
approaches to capture social and ecosystem dynamics. Using a social-ecological systems …
approaches to capture social and ecosystem dynamics. Using a social-ecological systems …
[HTML][HTML] Agent-based models of groundwater systems: A review of an emerging approach to simulate the interactions between groundwater and society
Understanding how society can address and mitigate threats to groundwater sustainability
remains a pressing challenge in the Anthropocene era. This article presents the first …
remains a pressing challenge in the Anthropocene era. This article presents the first …
Quantifying the impact of farmers' social networks on the effectiveness of climate change mitigation policies in agriculture
To reduce agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, farmers need to change current
farming practices. However, farmers' climate change mitigation behaviour and particularly …
farming practices. However, farmers' climate change mitigation behaviour and particularly …
[HTML][HTML] Towards reusable building blocks for agent-based modelling and theory development
Despite the increasing use of standards for documenting and testing agent-based models
(ABMs) and sharing of open access code, most ABMs are still developed from scratch. This …
(ABMs) and sharing of open access code, most ABMs are still developed from scratch. This …
Agent-based modeling in cancer biomedicine: applications and tools for calibration and validation
Computational models are not just appealing because they can simulate and predict the
development of biological phenomena across multiple spatial and temporal scales, but also …
development of biological phenomena across multiple spatial and temporal scales, but also …
Disequilibrium and complexity across scales: a patch-dynamics framework for organizational ecology
J Xu, J Cornelissen - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Based on equilibrium assumptions, traditional ecological models have been widely applied
in the fields of management and organization studies. While research using these models is …
in the fields of management and organization studies. While research using these models is …
Reducing feed-food competition with direct payments? An ex-ante assessment of economic and environmental impacts
M Bystricky, D Bretscher, F Schori, G Mack - Q Open, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Worldwide, feed-food competition for arable land is of rising concern. Swiss agricultural
policy wants to promote grass-based cattle feeding through a voluntary direct payment …
policy wants to promote grass-based cattle feeding through a voluntary direct payment …
Simulating dynamical evolution of citizen participation leveraging agent-based modeling: Experiences from nature-based solutions in China
L Dai, Q Han, B de Vries - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Incorporating citizen engagement in scaling up nature-based solutions (NbS) is a
burgeoning and promising approach to foster localized, decentralized, and bottom-up …
burgeoning and promising approach to foster localized, decentralized, and bottom-up …
Hybrid intelligence for reconciling biodiversity and productivity in agriculture
Hybrid intelligence—arising from the sensible, targeted fusion of human minds and cutting-
edge computational systems—holds great potential for enhancing the sustainability of …
edge computational systems—holds great potential for enhancing the sustainability of …
A critical review of common pitfalls and guidelines to effectively infer parameters of agent-based models using Approximate Bayesian Computation
L De Visscher, B De Baets, JM Baetens - Environmental Modelling & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The agent-based modelling paradigm often results in complex, highly detailed models,
containing unknown or uncertain parameters. Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) …
containing unknown or uncertain parameters. Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) …