Managing Complexity: Practical Considerations in the Development and Application of ABMs to Contemporary Policy Challenges
. Ed(S): Hadzikadic, Mirsad; O'Brien, Sean; Khouja, M. W.
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Hardback. This book details a project by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that sought to build on efforts to transform agent-based models into platforms for predicting and evaluating policy responses to real world challenges around the globe. Editor(s): Hadzikadic, Mirsad; O'Brien, Sean; Khouja, M. W. Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence. Num Pages: 181 pages, biography. BIC Classification: UYQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 444.
This book emerged out of a project initiated and funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that sought to build on efforts to transform agent-based models into platforms for predicting and evaluating policy responses to real world challenges around the world. It began with the observation that social science theories of human behavior are often used to estimate the consequences of alternative policy responses to important issues and challenges. However, alternative theories that remain subject to contradictory claims are ill suited to inform policy.
The vision behind the DARPA project was to mine the social sciences literature for alternative ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
181
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Computational Intelligence
Number of Pages
173
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642392948
SKU
V9783642392948
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