The sustainability of wealth among nomads: An agent-based approach

Mathematics and Archaeology

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 431-448

  Rogers, J Daniel ^a   Cioffi Revilla, Claudio ^b   Linford, Samantha Jo ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

AGENT-BASED APPROACH; COMPLEX SOCIAL SYSTEMS; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; SOCIAL SYSTEMS; SPATIAL AGENT-BASED MODELS; THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 84958269744     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b18530     Document Type: Chapter

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