Modul: Land Use Economics - Empirical Applications (4904-820)

Personen:

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Berger (verantwortlich)

Studiengang:

• Promotionsstudiengang Agrarwissenschaften (Promotionsstudiengänge, PO vom 20.02.2009)
  1. Semester, Wahl

Teilnahme­vorraussetzungen:

The module is targeted at Doctoral students and may be chosen as an elective module in the structured PhD Program. Basic knowledge in land-use modeling is a pre-requisite for taking this course.

Sprache:

englisch

ECTS:

6 credits

Angebotshäufigkeit:

jedes Semester

Dauer des Moduls:

1 Semester

Modulprüfung:

Project work

Arbeitsaufwand:

56 h Präsenz + 104 h Eigenanteil + Prüfung = 160 h Workload

Fachkompetenzen:

Agent-based models have been applied in a large range of settings using different components and modules, yet have in common that model agents are autonomous decision-makers who interact, communicate and make decisions which can alter the environment. Applications of agent-based models are on forestry, irrigation, rangeland management, technology adoption, sustainable land use, and structural change in agriculture. Agent-based modeling is not yet covered in standard textbooks and requires a thorough understanding of quantitative modeling and computation. This module provides an opportunity to learn how to apply agent-based land use models in empirical research.

Schlüsselkompetenzen:

Analytical thinking, oral presentation, scientific reading, data handling, processing and analysis

Anmerkungen:

The module will be offered unblocked both in the winter and summer term.

Lehrveranstaltungen