Theoretical foundations of human decision-making in agent-based land use models – A review

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 87, Issue , 2017, Pages 39-48

  Groeneveld, J ^a,b   Muller B ^b   Buchmann, C M ^b,c   Dressler, G ^b   Guo, C ^b   Hase, N ^b   Hoffmann, F ^b   John, F ^b   Klassert, C ^b,d   Lauf, T ^b   Liebelt, V ^b   Nolzen, H ^b   Pannicke, N ^b   Schulze, J ^b   Weise, H ^e   Schwarz, N ^b  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^e FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Heterogeneity; Human behaviour; Learning; Multi agent systems; ODD+D; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DECISION THEORY; ECONOMICS; LAND USE; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

ADAPTATION; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOURS; LEARNING; UNCERTAINTY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC THEORY; HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; LAND USE CHANGE; LEARNING; MODEL TEST; SURVEY METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84994480402     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2016.10.008     Document Type: Review

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