Chapter 3.3

Agent-based modelling of the social dynamics of energy end use

Émile J.L. Chappina; Igor Nikolica; Neil Yorke-Smithb,c    a Faculty of TPM, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlandsb Faculty of EEMCS, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlandsc Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Abstract

Agent-based modelling and simulation is now accepted as a valuable tool for describing the dynamics of complex socio-technical systems, and for studying complex adaptive systems. This chapter surveys the opportunities and challenges in agent-based models (ABM) for the social dynamics of energy end use. Following an introduction to the methodology of ABM, we discuss the ability ...

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