A few useful references on agent-based modelling

The document is a bibliography of literature on agent-based modelling (ABM), categorised by application area including land use change, urban systems, and ecological economics. It highlights essential readings for a workshop and provides examples of ABM applications within the IAI region.

• The document identifies three primary references as essential reading before the workshop: Castle and Crooks (2006) on geospatial simulations, Heckbert et al. (2010) on ecological economics, and Parker et al. (2003) on land-use and land-cover change.
• The bibliography categorises agent-based modelling applications across several domains, including 'Land use change', 'Ecosystems, natural resources', 'Urban systems', 'Ecological economics, agricultural economics, technology diffusion', and 'Complex human-natural systems'.
• The guide includes specific examples of agent-based spatial models applied to agriculture and land use change within the IAI region, specifically citing work on household farms in the Ecuadorian Amazon.
• The document lists technical resources for ABM implementation, including the ODD protocol for documenting models and software platforms such as Netlogo and Open ABM.

APA

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (n.d.). A few useful references on agent-based modelling. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/Cardoso_et_al_ABM_refs.pdf

Chicago

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research. A few useful references on agent-based modelling. n.d. https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/Cardoso_et_al_ABM_refs.pdf.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research |title=A few useful references on agent-based modelling |url=https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/Cardoso_et_al_ABM_refs.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{interamericaninstituteforglobalchangeresearchndfew, author = {{Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}}, title = {{A few useful references on agent-based modelling}}, institution = {Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research}, url = {https://iai.int/admin/site/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/03/Cardoso_et_al_ABM_refs.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }