The Regional Multi-Agent Simulator (RegMAS): An open-source spatially explicit model to assess the impact of agricultural policies

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-26

  Lobianco, A ^a   Esposti, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based modelling; Common agricultural policy; Explicit spatial analysis; Mathematical programming

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODELLING; AGRICULTURAL POLICIES; AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM; COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; EXPLICIT SPATIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CHECKS; HILLY AREAS; ITALIAN REGIONS; LONG TERM SIMULATION; MODEL LOGIC; MULTI-AGENT; MULTI-AGENT MODEL; OPEN-SOURCE; OPTIMISATIONS; PROGRAMMING PROBLEM; REGIONAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL MODELS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT; SPATIALLY EXPLICIT MODELS;

AGRICULTURE; LAND USE; MACROS; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARM SIZE; GEOPHYSICS; GIS; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; LAND USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGIONAL PLANNING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPREADSHEET;

ITALY;

EID: 77950519239     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2010.02.006     Document Type: Article

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