Resources

Agent-Based Modeling

Introductory Materials

A resource page courtesy of Nicolas Malleson and the SIMSOC listserv.
An online guide for new-comers to ABMs, maintained by Robert Axelrod and Leigh Tesfatsion – leaders in the field of agent-based computational economics.
An article from Eric Bonabeau that provides a good entry point for students into ABMs.
An article by Joshua Epstein that provides an interesting and simple application of ABM to modeling civil violence.
Some other good papers that introduce the philosophy and practice of ABM:
- Macy & Willer (2002), From factors to actors: Computational sociology and agent-based modelling, Annu. Rev. Sociol (28), 143-66
- O’Sullivan & Haklay (2000), Agent-based models and individualism: is the world agent-based?, Env. & Plan. A (32), 1409-25
- Castle & Crooks (2006), Principles and concepts of agent-based modelling for developing geographical simulations, CASA working paper series, 110

Key Articles

A foundational review from leaders in ABMS: Parker et al. (2003) “Multi-Agent Systems for the Simulation of Land-Use and Land-Cover Change: A Review“.
A seminal piece on Pattern-Oriented Modeling: Grimm et al. (2005) “Pattern-Oriented Modeling of Complex Agent Based Systems: Lessons from Ecology“.
The Overview, Design concepts, and Details (ODD) Protocol: Grimm et al. (2006) “A standard protocol for describing individual-based and agent-based models“.
Meta-study with ABMs: Parket et al. (2008) “Case studies, cross-site comparisons, and the challenge of generalization: comparing agent-based models of land-use change in frontier regions“.
Hierarchical Complex Systems Modeling: Werner, BT and McNamara, DE (2007). Dynamics of coupled human-landscape systems. Geomorphology, 91: 393-407.

Textbooks

“Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems” by Alison J. Heppenstall, Andrew T. Crooks, Linda M. See, and Michael Batty
“Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling: A Practical Introduction” by Steven F. Railsback and Volker Grimm
“Handbook of Computational Economics”, edited by L. Tesfatsion and K.L. Judd
“Spatial Simulation: Exploring Pattern and Process” by David O’Sullivan and George L. W. Perry

Online Resources

Journals