Course: Seminar in Land Use Economics (4904-821)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

seminar

In-Class Hours Per Week:

2

Contents:

Topics dealt with in this module are as follows:

• Overview of agent-based land-use modeling
• Application of Mathematical Programming based Multi-Agent Systems (MPMAS)
• Combining MPMAS with econometrics
• Modeling innovation diffusion in MPMAS
• Coupling of MPMAS with external crop-growth models (AquaCrop, Lucia, Expert-N)
• Capturing climate variability in MPMAS (as part of Integrated Land Model Systems)

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 4904-820 Land Use Ecomomics - Empirical Applications (compulsory)