Land Use Patterns in Central Asia. Step 1: The Musical Chairs Model
| Autor: | Sebastian Stride, Josep M. Gurt, Alexis Torrano, Verónica Martínez, Xavier Rubio-Campillo, Bernardo Rondelli, Marco Madella, Andrea L. Balbo, Andreas Angourakis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Archeology
Musical Àsia central Herding and farming Competition (economics) Central Asia Sistemes multiagent Economic geography Herding Social science Pasturatge Set (psychology) Land use business.industry Agricultura Subsistence agriculture Agriculture Ús del sòl Grazing Geography Multiagent systems Agent-based modeling business Mechanism (sociology) Coevolution |
| Zdroj: | Digital.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC instname |
| Popis: | Herding and farming coexisted in Central Asia for several thousand years as main options of preindustrial economic production. The relationship between people practicing different variants of these modes of subsistence is known to have been dynamic. Among the many possible explanations, we explore this dynamic by modeling mechanisms that connect aggregate decisions to land use patterns. Within the framework of the SimulPast project, we show here the results from step 1 of our modeling program: the Musical Chairs Model. This abstract agent-based model describes a mechanism of competition for land use between farming and herding. The aim is the exploration of how mobility, intensity, and interdependence of activities can influence land use pattern. After performing a set of experiments within the framework of this model, we compare the implications of each condition for the corroboration of specific land use patterns. Some historical and archaeological implications are also discussed. We suggest that the overall extension of farming in oases can be explained by the competition for land use between farming and herding, assuming that it develops with little or no interference of climatic, geographical, and historical contingencies. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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