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Author | Maes, D.; Van Passel, S. | ||||
Title | An agent-based model of farmer behaviour to explain the limited adaptability of Flemish agriculture | Type | A1 Journal article | ||
Year | 2017 | Publication | Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions | Abbreviated Journal | |
Volume | 22 | Issue | Pages | 63-77 | |
Keywords | A1 Journal article; Engineering Management (ENM) | ||||
Abstract | Transition projects have been implemented for Flemish agriculture since 2003, but these did not enable a transformation of the agricultural sector. This paper looks at pre-transition scenarios that have been collectively designed by stakeholders of the agricultural sector in 2002. These foresaw decreases in the regional animal stocks in Flanders. However, the real evolution of the sector did not reveal such a decrease. It is assumed that the individual adaptive behaviour of farmers can explain the unexpected stability of the Flemish agricultural sector. A detailed agent-based model has been built to replicate the past evolution, accounting for structural diversity of farmers, heterogeneity in behaviour, and natural resource constraints. The results indicate that different forms of rigidity in the individual behaviour of farmers slow down the adaptation of the agricultural sector. Future transition scenarios should account for these elements in order not to overestimate the speed of change in the sector. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. | ||||
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Language | Wos | 000400269900006 | Publication Date | 2016-07-17 | |
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ISSN | 2210-4224 | ISBN | Additional Links | UA library record; WoS full record; WoS citing articles | |
Impact Factor | Times cited | 1 | Open Access | ||
Notes | ; This project was financed by the Impuls-project of the Transnational University Limburg (TUL, Belgium and theNetherlands). A prior version of the results was presented in September 2014 at the 10th annual meeting of the European Social Simulation Association (ESSA) in Barcelona; the remarks from participants improved this manuscript. Thecomputational resources and services in support of this study were provided by the Hercules Foundation and the Flemish Government-department EWI. Prof. Steven Van Passel thanks DG Agriculture (European Commission) for access to theFarm Accountancy Data Network (FADN). All remaining errors are the sole responsibility of the authors. ; | Approved | Most recent IF: NA | ||
Call Number | UA @ admin @ c:irua:143721 | Serial | 6150 | ||
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