Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling - 2nd Edition by Steven F Railsback & Volker Grimm

This comprehensive guide to agent-based modeling is the essential resource for anyone seeking to understand how complex systems arise from the characteristics of their individual components.

With a hands-on approach, the book leads readers through the processes of designing, programming, documenting, and doing scientific research with agent-based models, focusing on adaptive behaviors that make these models necessary.

The authors cover the fundamentals of modeling and model analysis, introduce key modeling concepts, and demonstrate how to implement them using NetLogo.

They also address pattern-oriented modeling, an invaluable strategy for modeling real-world problems and developing theory.

With extensive instructional materials available at www.railsback-grimm-abm-book.com, this book is ideal for students and researchers across the natural and social sciences.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced practitioner, Agent-Based and Individual-Based Modeling will help you harness the power of modeling to understand complex systems in unprecedented ways.