Simulation of Land Development Planning Process Through Agent Based Modeling

Abstract

Abstract Simulation: Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. The act of simulating something first requires that a model be developed; this model represents the key characteristics or behaviors/functions of the selected physical or abstract system or process. Agent Based Model: An agent-based model (ABM) is one of a class of computational models for simulating the actions and interactions of autonomous agents (both individual or collective entities such as organizations or groups) with a view to assessing their effects on the system as a whole. Agents: A program that performs some information gathering or processing task in the background. Typically, an agent is given a very small and well-defined task.