Automating agent-based modeling: Data-driven generation and application of innovation diffusion models

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 92, Issue , 2017, Pages 261-268

  Jensen, Thorben ^a,b   Chappin, Émile J L ^a,b  

^a Institute for Ecological Economy Research   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Automated model generation; Data analysis tool; Diffusion of innovations; Policy simulation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; WATER CONSERVATION;

AGENT-BASED MODEL; AUTOMATED MODEL GENERATIONS; DATA ANALYSIS TOOL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATIONS; POLICY SIMULATION;

DIFFUSION;

AUTOMATION; DATA PROCESSING; INNOVATION; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; SHAPE; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85014861136     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.02.018     Document Type: Article

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