Modular ABM development for improved dissemination and training

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 73, Issue , 2015, Pages 189-200

  Bell, Andrew R ^a   Robinson, Derek T ^b   Malik, Ammar ^c   Dewal, Snigdha ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Agent based modeling primitives; Co authorship networks; Model publishing

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; PUBLISHING;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; CO-AUTHORSHIP NETWORKS; CO-CITATION NETWORKS; DEVELOPMENT TEAMS; KEY PROCESS; LAND USE CHANGE MODELING; MODELING FLEXIBILITY; NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

COMMUNICATION NETWORK; COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE; DEVELOPMENT PROJECT; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM; NATURAL RESOURCE; PARADIGM SHIFT; TRAINING;

EID: 84940043957     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2015.07.016     Document Type: Article

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