Modelling forests as social-ecological systems: A systematic comparison of agent-based approaches

H Ekström, N Droste, M Brady - Environmental Modelling & Software, 2024 - Elsevier
The multifunctionality of forest systems calls for appropriately complex modelling
approaches to capture social and ecosystem dynamics. Using a social-ecological systems …

[HTML][HTML] Towards reusable building blocks for agent-based modelling and theory development

U Berger, A Bell, CM Barton, E Chappin… - … Modelling & Software, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing use of standards for documenting and testing agent-based models
(ABMs) and sharing of open access code, most ABMs are still developed from scratch. This …

[HTML][HTML] Theory for and from agent-based modelling: Insights from a virtual special issue and a vision

V Grimm, U Berger, M Meyer, I Lorscheid - Environmental Modelling & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Virtual Special Issue" Agents for Theory" discusses theory development using
agent-based models (ABMs). The six contributions focus on how the word" theory" is used in …