Agent-based model to rural–urban migration analysis

Agent-based model simulations of future changes in migration flows for Burkina Faso

“…ABMs therefore present a viable alternative approach to previous empirical approaches by considering the migration decision in terms of the rules of behaviour that govern the response of individuals to complex combinations of multi-level stimuli. Previous approaches to using ABMs in the social sciences have included work by Silveira et al (2006) to investigate rural-urban migration and Ziervogel et al (2005) to assess the role of seasonal climate forecasts on the behaviour of small-holders in Lesotho. The agent-based model we present has been developed using existing theoretical developments in the fields of human migration and climate change adaptation.…”

Emerging migration flows in a changing climate in dryland Africa

“…Although ABMs have been used previously in a number of other environmental contexts, little attention has been focused on their use in migration studies. In the few cases where migration has been modelled using ABMs, these have taken the form of simulations based around differences of earnings between source and destination regions within which the individual is assumed to be a rational actor [16][17][18] . Such applications, however, neglected to include the explicit influence of an individual's perception of migration opportunities and constraints and the role of other peoples' behaviour on the migration decision-making process.…”

Agent-based model for rural–urban migration: A dynamic consideration

“…Tesfatsion [4] conducted experiments to study the hysteresis effect from communication networks. Silveira et al [5] built a statistical mechanics model based on probability theory and ACE methods. Itoh [6] developed a scheme for the dynamic control of urbanization.…”

“…The advantages of the current work are evident in four aspects, comparing with [5]. 1) Any real economic system should be dynamic.…”