Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach

The paper reviews different approaches to urban population from the point of view of the theory of complex systems. Regional models deal with large numbers of urban regions involved in exchanging population and resources among themselves. In contrast, ecological models deal with several qualitative...

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Main Author: Itzhak Benenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1999-01-01
Series:Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022699000187
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description The paper reviews different approaches to urban population from the point of view of the theory of complex systems. Regional models deal with large numbers of urban regions involved in exchanging population and resources among themselves. In contrast, ecological models deal with several qualitatively different types of relationships between a small number of components, aimed at understanding the most general laws of urban dynamic. Two relatively new approaches, namely Cellular Automata and multi-agent ones describe the macro-processes resulting from uniform collective processes at the micro-level of land parcels and migrating city individuals. Recent results of the multi-agent simulations regarding abstract and real-world systems are presented in more details.
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spelling doaj-art-bb80e394d5c644228791eada0c2260cf2025-08-20T03:22:52ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X1999-01-0132-314917010.1155/S1026022699000187Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approachItzhak Benenson0Department of Geography, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv 69978, IsraelThe paper reviews different approaches to urban population from the point of view of the theory of complex systems. Regional models deal with large numbers of urban regions involved in exchanging population and resources among themselves. In contrast, ecological models deal with several qualitatively different types of relationships between a small number of components, aimed at understanding the most general laws of urban dynamic. Two relatively new approaches, namely Cellular Automata and multi-agent ones describe the macro-processes resulting from uniform collective processes at the micro-level of land parcels and migrating city individuals. Recent results of the multi-agent simulations regarding abstract and real-world systems are presented in more details.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022699000187Urban modelingRegional modelingEcological modelingCellular AutomataMulti-agent simulationsGIS-based modeling.
spellingShingle Itzhak Benenson
Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach
Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society
Urban modeling
Regional modeling
Ecological modeling
Cellular Automata
Multi-agent simulations
GIS-based modeling.
title Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach
title_full Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach
title_fullStr Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach
title_full_unstemmed Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach
title_short Modeling population dynamics in the city: From a regional to a multi-agent approach
title_sort modeling population dynamics in the city from a regional to a multi agent approach
topic Urban modeling
Regional modeling
Ecological modeling
Cellular Automata
Multi-agent simulations
GIS-based modeling.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S1026022699000187
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