Implementation of Agent-Based Models to support Life Cycle Assessment: A review focusing on agriculture and land use

Agent-Based Models (ABMs) have been adopted to simulate very different kinds of complex systems, from biological systems to complex coupled human-natural systems. In particular, when used to simulate man-managed systems, they have the advantage of allowing human behavioral aspects to be considered i...
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Antonino Marvuglia [verfasserIn]

Tomás Navarrete Gutiérrez [verfasserIn]

Paul Baustert [verfasserIn]

Enrico Benetto [verfasserIn]

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E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2018

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from biological systems to complex coupled human-natural systems. In particular

when used to simulate man-managed systems

they have the advantage of allowing human behavioral aspects to be considered in the modelling framework. This paper provides a literature review of the application of ABMs for agricultural and land use modelling. One section is specifically devoted to the coupling of ABMs and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) models. The aim of the paper is to give a perspective of the different “modelling blocks” one needs to take into account to build an ABM

dealing with general issues that must be considered regardless of the domain of application (such as validity

uncertainty

parameter sensitivity

agent definition

data provision)

and providing concrete examples related specifically to ABMs applied to agricultural and land use modelling. The paper highlights the difficulties that the modelers can encounter in dealing with each of these modelling blocks

and presents the solutions that can be envisioned (mentioning those that have been applied in certain cases in the literature). As a general conclusion

we can observe that solutions based on complex systems simulations are starting

to some extent

to be influential in policymaking; however

practical user-friendly tools that allow scenario simulations also to non-expert users are clearly still lacking.

Agent-Based model| quantitative sustainability assessment| Life Cycle Assessment| life cycle sustainability analysis| agricultural modelling

Übergeordnetes Werk:

In: AIMS Agriculture and Food - AIMS Press, 2016, 3(2018), 4, Seite 535-560

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:3 ; year:2018 ; number:4 ; pages:535-560

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DOI / URN:

10.3934/agrfood.2018.4.535

Katalog-ID:

DOAJ035544155

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