>
> Hi,
>
> I created a two-dimensional cell-based ABM in Mathematica. The model
> has since been translated into Java/RePast by Robert Najlis. There
> are pros and cons to each approach. Both versions are discussed in
> three publications:
>
> Parker, D. C. 1999. Landscape Outcomes in a Model of Edge-Effect
> Externalities: A Computational Economics Approach. Santa Fe, NM:
> Santa Fe Institute Publication 99-07-051 E.
> http://www.santafe.edu/sfi/publications/Working-Papers/99-07-051.pdf
>
> Parker, D. C., and V. Meretsky. 2004. Measuring Pattern Outcomes in an
> Agent-Based Model of Edge-Effect Externalities Using Spatial Metrics.
> Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 101: 233-250.
>
> Parker, D. C., and R. I. Najlis. 2003. Using multi-agent system models
> to link spatial externalities and landscape fragmentation: A
> `pseudo-inductive' analysis. Paper presented in the Framing Land Use
> Dynamics, April 16-18, Utrecht University, Netherlands.
>
> As well, I was just talking to a Mathematica developer who is thinking
> about the possibility of implementing GIS-like functionality as a
> Mathematica extension/package. If anyone would be interested, send me
> comments, and I will forward them to him.
>
>
Dawn Cassandra Parker
Assistant Professor
Departments of Geography and Environmental Science and Policy
Center for Social Complexity
George Mason University
703-993-4640
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http://mason.gmu.edu/~dparker3
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