Agent-based modeling in urban and architectural research: A brief literature review

Frontiers of Architectural Research

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-177

  Chen, Liang ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

ABM application; ABM software platform; Agent based modeling (ABM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896714683     PISSN: 20952635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foar.2012.03.003     Document Type: Review

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