An agent cellular residential mobility model: From functional and conceptual view

Abstract

Residential mobility is of great challenge to sustainable cities. Developing computer models based simulation could be a powerful tool to support informing urban decisions especially with the fact that half of the world's population now lives in cities. The present paper presents our detailed model of residential mobility which use an alliance Multi-agent systems and Cellular automata (MAS-CA) approach. Conventional Urban modelling approaches will be presented firstly with a distinct light sheded on the alliance CA-MAS approach. The model will be then exposed in its two functional and conceptual views. At the end, results of a scenario of growth population is simulated and discussed. Results of the simulation shows significant conformity with the underlying model hypothesis.