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by mthoms 2233 days ago
This is a great explanation as to why modeling the behaviours of each "agent" (a citizen in this case) is more realistic than attempting to model the system (a city) as a whole.

https://theconversation.com/how-big-data-and-the-sims-are-he...

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That article provides excellent context. Thanks for sharing.

The featured simulation is by Nick Malleson. His website is full of excellent (and relavent) resources.

http://www.nickmalleson.co.uk/