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Application Of Agent-Based Modeling To Complex Systems, Robert J. Zupko Ii
Application Of Agent-Based Modeling To Complex Systems, Robert J. Zupko Ii
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This dissertation examines the application of agent-based modeling (ABM) to complex systems with the intent of developing a means of overcoming limitations present in existing tools. This is done though the development of two ABMs intended to address complex systems present in the fields of sustainability studies and chemistry.
After introductory information, Chapters 2 - 4 of this dissertation address the limitations of tools intended to project the environmental, economic, and social impacts of woody biomass based biofuels. Chapter 2 begins by discussing the limitations in tools to study timber harvest decision making and its impact upon the landscape, and …