The proliferation of agent-based models (ABMs) in recent decades has motivated model
practitioners to improve the transparency, replicability, and trust in results derived from …

Agent-based models (ABMs) are increasingly used in the management sciences. Though
useful, ABMs are often critiqued: it is hard to discern why they produce the results they do …

It is widely recognised that the presence of some fossil fuels and their transport routes can
affect the risk of conflicts. Other parts of the energy system and contextual conditions (social …

Conflict over marine fishery resources is a growing security concern. Experts expect that
global changes in our climate, food systems and oceans may spark or exacerbate resource …

The economy as a whole and most of its constituent parts, like markets, government
institutions, firms, or households, are inherently complex conceptual constructions. Micro …

This paper advances the idea that socio-ecological inquiry could benefit more by analyzing
the dynamics between states of scarcity, abundance, and sufficiency (SAS), instead of …

Water governance remains a challenge for human societies, especially when the variation in
resource inflow is large and the resource users are heterogeneous. We analyze with a …

Given the important role of lake ecosystems in social and economic development, and the
current severe environmental degradation in China, a systematic diagnosis of the ecological …

Natural disasters create a fertile environment for terrorists by creating or exacerbating
vulnerabilities within a state. Previous research has found mixed evidence regarding the …

Climate change has the potential to displace large populations in many parts of the
developed and develo** world. Understanding why, how, and when environmental …