This paper proposes a review of the development and use of multi-agent simulations (MAS)
for ecosystem management. The use of this methodology and the associated tools …

The sustainable governance and management of small-scale fisheries (SSF) is challenging,
largely due to their dynamic and complex nature. Agent-based modeling (ABM) is a …

How one builds, checks, validates and interprets a model depends on its 'purpose'. This is
true even if the same model is used for different purposes, which means that a model built …

This study examines how social and natural scientists converged on a new ontological
approach to science. Three distinguishing features comprise this new approach. They …

The authors propose an individual-based model of innovation diffusion and explore its main
dynamical properties. In the model, individuals assign an a priori social value to an …

The last few decades have witnessed an increase in the use of experiments for the study of
various environmental and natural resource phenomena (Sturm and Weimann, 2006; …

Tipping point dynamics are fundamental drivers for sustainable transition pathways of social-
ecological systems (SES). Current research predominantly analyzes how crossing tipping …

Cet article donne un aperçu général du domaine des systèmes multi-agents. Après une
introduction des concepts généraux, un modèle formel de ces systèmes est proposé. Puis …

The objective of this paper is to question the increasingly common choice to build and use
spatially explicit models, especially in the case of participatory agent-based modelling …

Although being increasingly powerful in handling spatial data, geographical information
systems (GIS) still lack the powerful functionality for process modeling in terms of simulation …