Agent-Based Modelling of Socio-Technical Systems

✍ Scribed by Nikolic, Igor;Lukszo, Zofia;Dam, Koen H. van

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Series: Agent-based social systems 9
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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 Delft University of Technology 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.

✦ Table of Contents

Introduction / G.P.J. Dijkema, Z. Lukszo and M.P.C. Weijnen --
Part 1. Theory and practice --
Theory / I. Nikolic and J. Kasmire --
Practice / I. Nikolic, K.H. van Dam and J. Kasmire --
Part 2. Case studies --
Introduction to the Case Studies / K.H. van Dam, I. Nikolic and Z. Lukszo --
Agent-Based Models of Supply Chains / B. Behdani, K.H. van Dam and Z. Lukszo --
An Agent-Based Model of Consumer Lighting / E.J.L. Chappin and M.R. Afman --
An Agent-Based Model of CO2 Policies and Electricity Generation / E.J.L. Chappin and G.P.J. Dijkema --
An Agent-Based Model of a Mobile Phone Production, Consumption and Recycling Network / L.A. Bollinger, C.B. Davis and I. Nikolic --
Next Steps in Modelling Socio-technical Systems: Towards Collaborative Modelling / A. Chmieliauskas, C.B. Davis and L.A. Bollinger.

✦ Subjects

Complexity.;Computational Intelligence.;Computer science.;Economics.;Electric engineering.;Energy Technology.;Engineering.;Simulation and Modeling.;Social Sciences, general.;Affaires;Agent;Computersimulation;Entscheidungsfindung;Science économique;SCIENCE--Research & Methodology;Statistics;Multiagent systems;Computer simulation;Electronic books;SCIENCE -- Research & Methodology;Science économique;Computer science;Engineering;Electric engineering;Economics;Simulation and Modeling;Complexity;Comp