Agent-Based Verification of Von Thünen's Location Theory

Yuya Sasaki () and Paul Box ()
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Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 2003, vol. 6, issue 2, 9

Abstract: The spatial pattern as described by von Thünen is considered an optimal solution to maximize society's well-being in a hypothetical environment. We developed a model to demonstrate whether a collection of autonomous individuals can contribute to the formation of this optimal pattern, without any system-level optimization capabilities. We also analyzed the mechanism that leads to an emergent spatial optimization by applying theories of positive feedbacks and lock-in.

Keywords: Emergent Optimization; Lock-In; Positive Feedbacks; Spatial Constraints; Swarm; von Thünen's Isolated State (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-03-31
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