Multi-agent simulation of the von Thünen model formation mechanism

Haiyan Tao; Xia Li; Xiaoxiang Chen; Chengbin Deng

doi:10.1117/12.812573

3 November 2008 Multi-agent simulation of the von Thunen model formation mechanism

Haiyan Tao, Xia Li, Xiaoxiang Chen, Chengbin Deng

Proceedings Volume 7143, Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Geo-Simulation and Virtual GIS Environments; 714319 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812573
Event: Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Geo-Simulation and Virtual GIS Environments, 2008, Guangzhou, China

Abstract

This research tries to explain the internal driving forces of circular structure formation in urban geography via the simulation of interaction between individual behavior and market. On the premise of single city center, unchanged scale merit and complete competition, enterprise migration theory as well, an R-D algorithm, that has agents searched the best behavior rules in some given locations, is introduced with agent-based modeling technique. The experiment conducts a simulation on Swarm platform, whose result reflects and replays the formation process of Von Thünen circular structure. Introducing and considering some heterogeneous factors, such as traffic roads, the research verifies several landuse models and discusses the self-adjustment function of price mechanism.

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Haiyan Tao, Xia Li, Xiaoxiang Chen, and Chengbin Deng "Multi-agent simulation of the von Thunen model formation mechanism", Proc. SPIE 7143, Geoinformatics 2008 and Joint Conference on GIS and Built Environment: Geo-Simulation and Virtual GIS Environments, 714319 (3 November 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812573

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