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XXIV.
International Conference of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
Berlin,
August 13-19, 2000
Mini-Symposium
on
"Integrating
Approaches for Natural Resource Management
and
Policy Analysis: Bioeconomic Models, Multi-Agent Systems and Cellular
Automata"
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International
Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)
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Berlin
2000, XXIVth International Conference of Agricultural Economists
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address:
Thomas
Berger
University of
Bonn
Center for Development
Research (ZEF)
Walter-Flex-Strasse
3
D-53113 Bonn,
Germany
e-Mail: t.berger@uni-bonn.de
Organizers:
Thomas Berger,
Center for Development Research (ZEF-University of Bonn), Germany
Alfons Balmann,
Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences, Humboldt
University Berlin, Germany
Description
Simulation
models are gaining increasing importance as tools for managing tomorrow's
agriculture since they allow the study of a wide range of price
and trade policy options. However, the explanatory power of conventional
simulation models is likely to be limited for research questions
related to resource management and the adoption of environmentally
sound innovations.
With a view
to this challenge, several modeling approaches have recently been
developed to better understand and manage interrelated economic
and ecological systems. Although these Bioeconomic Models, Multi-agent
Systems, and Cellular Automata are still in their infancy, the initial
results are promising. Accordingly, the overall objectives of this
mini-symposium are 1) to discuss the strengths and limitations of
these new approaches and 2) to develop ideas of integrating them
for multidisciplinary research and management projects. It can be
expected that fully integrated models based on Geographical Information
Systems will soon provide an effective tool for natural resource
management and policy analysis.
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Presenters:
- Thomas
Berger, Center for Development Research (ZEF-Bonn), Germany
- Edmund
Chattoe, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford, UK
- Bruno Barbier,
CIAT, Honduras
- Oscar J.
Cacho, School of Economic Studies, University of New England,
Australia
- Sylvie
Geisendorf, Department of Environmental and Resource Economics
& Department of Economics and Social Science, University of
Kassel (GhK), Germany
- Hans G.P.
Jansen, Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI-Wageningen
UR), The Netherlands
- Alfons
Balmann, Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Sciences,
Humboldt University Berlin, Germany
- Rolf A.E.
Mueller, Department of Agricultural Economics, CAU, Germany
Rapporteur:
- Kathrin
Happe, Institute of Farm Economics, University of Hohenheim, Germany
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| Sessions |
| 1st
Session |
Presenter |
Title |
Paper
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| Multi-Agent
Systems |
Thomas
Berger |
Integrating
approaches for natural resource management and policy analysis.
Introductory remarks based on experiences with MAS |
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| Multi-Agent
Systems |
Edmund
Chattoe |
Why
is building Multi-Agent Models of social systems so difficult?
A case study of innovation diffusion |
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| 2nd
Session |
Presenter |
Title |
Paper
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| Bioeconomic
Models |
Bruno
Barbier |
Interlinking
biophysical processes and groups of farmers within spatial models.
Five experiences from tropical farming systems |
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| Bioeconomic
Models |
Oscar
Cacho |
The
role of bioeconomic models in renewable resource management
and assessment of solution techniques |
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| Bioeconomic
Models |
Sylvie
Geisendorf |
Modeling
bounded rationality by Genetic Algorithms - strength and limitations |
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| 3rd
Session |
Presenter |
Title |
Paper
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| Policy
Applications |
Hans
Jansen |
Tools
for land use analysis on different scales, with examples for
Costa Rica |
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| Policy
Applications |
Alfons
Balmann |
Agent-based
computational experiments for studying structural change in
agriculture and policy analysis |
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| Wrap
up and final discussion |
Rolf
A.E. Mueller |
Introductory
Statement |
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| Rapport |
Kathrin
Happe |
Summary
of the Mini-Symposium |
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