Extending Spatial Interaction Models with Agents for Understanding Relationships in a Dynamic Retail Market
Joint Authors
Heppenstall, Alison
Birkin, Mark
Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Abstract EN
For many years, effective model-based representations of the dynamics and evolution of urban spatial structure have proved elusive.
While some progress has been made through the deployment of spatial interaction models, these approaches have been limited by the difficulty of representing behavioural mechanisms and processes.
In this paper, it is demonstrated that evolutionary models grounded in the principles of spatial interaction are compatible with the more novel approaches of agent-based modelling.
The incorporation of agents provides a much more flexible means for the representation of behavioural mechanisms.
The paper illustrates the way in which three more complicated situations can be handled through the fusion of spatial interaction and agent modelling perspectives.
These situations comprise discontinuous evolution (in which structural adjustment takes place in discrete steps, and not as a continuously smooth process); nonequilibrium dynamics (in which the underlying system parameters continue to evolve through time); the incorporation of new decision variables (which we illustrate through the addition of land rents into the model).
The conclusion of the paper is that the combination of spatial interaction and agent-based modelling methods provides encouraging prospects for the social simulation of real urban systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Birkin, Mark& Heppenstall, Alison. 2011. Extending Spatial Interaction Models with Agents for Understanding Relationships in a Dynamic Retail Market. Urban Studies Research،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469341
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Birkin, Mark& Heppenstall, Alison. Extending Spatial Interaction Models with Agents for Understanding Relationships in a Dynamic Retail Market. Urban Studies Research No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469341
American Medical Association (AMA)
Birkin, Mark& Heppenstall, Alison. Extending Spatial Interaction Models with Agents for Understanding Relationships in a Dynamic Retail Market. Urban Studies Research. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-469341
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-469341