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Agent-Based Modelling of Residential Mobility, Housing Choice and Regeneration

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Dynamics in the housing market can be simulated using agent-based modelling. Focusing on the theme of urban regeneration, we present a housing market model framework which explores the causal relationships that occur in this market.

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Jordan, R., Birkin, M., Evans, A. (2012). Agent-Based Modelling of Residential Mobility, Housing Choice and Regeneration. In: Heppenstall, A., Crooks, A., See, L., Batty, M. (eds) Agent-Based Models of Geographical Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8927-4_25

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