Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/69slJA Agent-Based Modelling of Socio-Technical Systems By: Koen H. van Dam Publisher: Springer Print ISBN: 9789400749320, 9400749325 eText ISBN: 9789400749337, 9400749333 Copyright year: 2013 Format: EPUB Available from $ 129.00 USD SKU 9789400749337 Decision makers in large scale interconnected network systems require simulation models for decision support. The behaviour of these systems is determined by many actors, situated in a dynamic, multi-actor, multi-objective and multi-level environment. How can such systems be modelled and how can the socio-technical complexity be captured? Agent-based modelling is a proven approach to handle this challenge. This book provides a practical introduction to agent-based modelling of socio-technical systems, based on a methodology that has been developed at TU Delft and which has been deployed in a large number of case studies. The book consists of two parts: the first presents the background, theory and methodology as well as practical guidelines and procedures for building models. In the second part this theory is applied to a number of case studies, where for each model the development steps are presented extensively, preparing the reader for creating own models.
