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标题：A review of Multi-Agent Simulation Models in Agriculture
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作者：Kaye-Blake, William ; Li, Frank Y. ; Martin, A. McLeish 等
期刊名称：Journal of Food Distribution Research
印刷版ISSN：0047-245X
出版年度：2009
卷号：40
期号：8
出版社：Food Distribution Research Society
摘要：Multi-Agent Simulation (MAS) models are intended to capture emergent properties of complex systems that are not amenable to equilibrium analysis. They are beginning to see some use for analysing agricultural systems. The paper reports on work in progress to create a MAS for specific sectors in New Zealand agriculture. One part of the paper focuses on options for modelling land and other resources such as water, labour and capital in this model, as well as markets for exchanging resources and commodities. A second part considers options for modelling agent heterogeneity, especially risk preferences of farmers, and the impacts on decision-making. The final section outlines the MAS that the authors will be constructing over the next few years and the types of research questions that the model will help investigate.
关键词：multi-agent simulation models;modelling;agent-based model;cellular automata;decision-making