Introduction to Spatial Agent-Based Models Part 1

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In the first video of this two-part series, Dr. Nicholas R. Magliocca provides an overview of the basics of spatial agent-based models (ABMs) within the context of socio-environmental systems.

This video aims to explain:

  • What ABMs are
  • Why they are a useful tool for studying socio-environmental systems
  • What makes them different from other modeling approaches in SES research.
  • About the Presenters
    Nicholas Magliocca

    Nicholas R. Magliocca

    Assistant Research Professor

    Dr. Nicholas Magliocca was an Assistant Research Professor at SESYNC, where he supported the “Data-Intensive Analysis & Modeling for Socio-Environmental Synthesis” program; provided technical and advisory assistance to SESYNC-supported project teams and postdoctoral researchers; and assisted SESYNC’s cyber team. Nicholas was also a co-developer of SESYNC’s socio-environmental data explorer, with a particular focus on the food-energy-water nexus. His current research is in human-environment geography with a particular focus on land-use change and social-ecological systems. Building on his...

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    Nicholas Magliocca

    Nicholas R. Magliocca

    Assistant Research Professor

    Dr. Nicholas Magliocca was an Assistant Research Professor at SESYNC, where he supported the “Data-Intensive Analysis & Modeling for Socio-Environmental Synthesis” program; provided technical and advisory assistance to SESYNC-supported project teams and postdoctoral researchers; and assisted SESYNC’s cyber team. Nicholas was also a co-developer of SESYNC’s socio-environmental data explorer, with a particular focus on the food-energy-water nexus. His current research is in human-environment geography with a particular focus on land-use change and social-ecological systems. Building on his background of complex system science, his research program investigates the intersections of security, equity, and sustainability in diverse problem domains, including large-scale land acquisitions, food-energy-water systems, and illicit economies. Nicholas received his bachelor’s degree in Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution from the University of California, San Diego; master’s degree in Environmental Management from Duke University; and PhD in Geography from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Alabama.

    External Links:
    https://heima.ua.edu
    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3C4A4FIAAAAJ&hl=en

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