Henriëtte S. Otter, Anne van der Veen and Huib J. de Vriend (2001)
ABLOoM: Location behaviour, spatial patterns, and agent-based modelling
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Received: 17-Apr-01 Accepted: 15-Aug-01 Published: 31-Oct-01
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Figure 1. Conceptualisation of an agent-based model |
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Figure 2. Search mechanisms (a) for the entire grid and (b) from an initial position |
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Figure 3. Conceptualisation of an agent-based model for land use changes |
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Table 1: Agent characteristics |
Table 2: Initial values for ABLOoM | |||
Type | Number of agents | colour of agents | starting interval |
Household1 | 10 | red | (3-5) |
Household2 | 40 | black | (10-60), (starttime+50-120) |
Household3 | 40 | blue | (40-90) |
Household4 | 10 | cyan | (6-60) |
Household5 | 10 | green | (6-60) |
Firm1 | 25 | orange | (6-20), (30-50) |
Firm2 | 10 | yellow | (6-20), (30-50) |
Firm3 | 10 | grey | (6-20), (30-50) |
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Figure 4. Results of ABLOoM (full visibility) |
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Figure 5. Macrolevel features of ABLOoM (full visibility) |
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Figure 6. Results of ABLOoM (limited visibility) |
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Figure 7. Macrolevel features of ABLOoM (limited visibility) |
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