1. Agent-based simulation of the spatial evolution of the historical population in China.
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Jing Wu, Mohamed, Rayman, and Zheng Wang
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DEMOGRAPHIC change , *CELLULAR automata , *AGRICULTURAL productivity , *MULTIAGENT systems , *EMIGRATION & immigration , *CLIMATE change ,POPULATION of China ,POPULATION history - Abstract
This paper presents an agent-based simulation (ABS) and cellular automata (CA) coupled model to simulate the spatial evolution of the population of China over the past 2000 years. In the model, agents are used to simulate individuals who live in a geographic environment represented by the CA. The choice to migrate is influenced by climate change, potential agricultural productivity change, and waves of mass migrations. Using the simulation, we can observe the spatial evolution of the population, as well as the shift of the population center of gravity, and we can analyze the driving forces of these changing spatial patterns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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