Modelling individual behaviour and group performance in an intelligent agent-based simulation of the tragedy of the commons

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-172

  Deadman, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Common pool resources; Intelligent agents; Modelling; Resource management; Simulation; Tragedy of the commons

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

ACTION PERFORMANCE; AGENT BASED SIMULATION; AGENT-BASED MODELLING AND SIMULATIONS; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; GROUP PERFORMANCE; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR; MODELING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SIMULATION; TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS;

INTELLIGENT AGENTS;

MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; METHODOLOGY; MODELING; RESOURCE DEPLETION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MODEL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0033167234     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1999.0272     Document Type: Article

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