TY - JOUR
T1 - Brief introductory guide to agent-based modeling and an illustration from urban health research
AU - Auchincloss, Amy H.
AU - Garcia, Leandro M. T.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - There is growing interest among urban health researchers in addressing complex problems using conceptual and computation models from the field of complex systems. Agent-based modeling (ABM) is one computational modeling tool that has received a lot of interest. However, many researchers remain unfamiliar with developing and carrying out an ABM, hindering the understanding and application of it. This paper first presents a brief introductory guide to carrying out a simple agent-based model. Then, the method is illustrated by discussing a previously developed agent-based model, which explored inequalities in diet in the context of urban residential segregation.
AB - There is growing interest among urban health researchers in addressing complex problems using conceptual and computation models from the field of complex systems. Agent-based modeling (ABM) is one computational modeling tool that has received a lot of interest. However, many researchers remain unfamiliar with developing and carrying out an ABM, hindering the understanding and application of it. This paper first presents a brief introductory guide to carrying out a simple agent-based model. Then, the method is illustrated by discussing a previously developed agent-based model, which explored inequalities in diet in the context of urban residential segregation.
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U2 - 10.1590/0102-311X00051615
DO - 10.1590/0102-311X00051615
M3 - Article
SN - 1678-4464
VL - 31
SP - 65
EP - 78
JO - Cadernos de Saude Publica
JF - Cadernos de Saude Publica
IS - Suppl. 1
ER -