Modelling spatial practices and social representations of space using multi-agent systems

Jean-Luc Bonnefoy (), Christophe Le Page (), Juliette Rouchier () and François Bousquet ()
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Jean-Luc Bonnefoy: UFR de géographie Université de Provence, 29, rue R. Schuman, 13 628 Aix-en-Provence, France
Christophe Le Page: Cirad Tera Ere, Campus de Baillarguet, BP 5035, 34032 Montpellier Cedex, France
Juliette Rouchier: Cirad Tera Ere, Campus de Baillarguet, BP 5035, 34032 Montpellier Cedex, France
François Bousquet: Cirad Tera Ere, Campus de Baillarguet, BP 5035, 34032 Montpellier Cedex, France

Advances in Complex Systems (ACS), 2000, vol. 03, issue 01n04, 155-168

Abstract: This paper demonstrates that multi-agent systems have the capacity to model a region in all its complexity. An example is developed to show that these tools are not only capable of spatializing and distributing the behaviour of individuals, but above all, that they allow individuals to integrate different perceptions of space as well as the constraints imposed on them by a community. A dialectic is established between individuals, spaces and society, which is used to simulate a region using clearly defined social representations and spatial practices, which are suitable for testing our geographical theories and hypotheses.

Keywords: modelling; multi-agent systems; geographical space; social representations; sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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