Agent-based Modelling of Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Options in Agriculture

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 323-348

  Berger, Thomas ^a   Troost, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioeconomic models; Climate change; Mathematical programming; Multi agent systems; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; AGRI-ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND USE CHANGE; MITIGATION; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84899992755     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1477-9552.12045     Document Type: Article

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