An iterative construction of multi-agent models to represent water supply and demand dynamics at the catchment level

Companion Modelling (ComMod) is an iterative approach of modelling in interaction with local stakeholders. KatAWARE is a multi-agent model constructed through a ComMod process with the Water User Association of the Kat River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa. By describing the construction of the K...

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Published inEnvironmental modelling & software : with environment data news Vol. 25; no. 10; pp. 1130 - 1148
Main Authors Farolfi, Stefano, Müller, Jean-Pierre, Bonté, Bruno
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2010
Elsevier
Subjects
Business administration
Catchment
Companion Modelling
Computer programs
Computer Science
Construction
Dynamical systems
Dynamics
Environmental Sciences
Freshwater
Humanities and Social Sciences
Iterative methodology
Mathematical models
Methodology
Modeling and Simulation
Modelling
Multi-agent model
Rivers
Unified Modelling Language
Water management
South Africa, Eastern Cape
South Africa
Companion Modelling
Water management
Catchment
Multi-agent model
Unified Modelling Language
Iterative methodology
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Summary:Companion Modelling (ComMod) is an iterative approach of modelling in interaction with local stakeholders. KatAWARE is a multi-agent model constructed through a ComMod process with the Water User Association of the Kat River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa. By describing the construction of the KatAWARE model, the aim of this paper is to propose a detailed methodology to formalize and to systematize the modelling phases of Companion Modelling. The Kat River catchment will serve as case study for the application of the proposed methodology. This methodology is composed of four steps: (1) the specification of the structure of the system, its dynamics and the indicators one wants to monitor, (2) the description of the initial state of the simulation, (3) the implementation of the model which can take the form of a computer program or of a role-playing game, (4) the reflection step to criticize the model and to propose further improvements. For the first two steps, we propose to use a representation based on the Unified Modelling Language.
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ISSN:1364-8152
1873-6726
DOI:10.1016/j.envsoft.2010.03.018