Agent-based models of groundwater systems: A review of an emerging approach to simulate the interactions between groundwater and society

Canales, M; Castilla-Rho, J; Rojas, R; Vicuña, S; Ball, J

Agent-based models of groundwater systems: A review of an emerging approach to simulate the interactions between groundwater and society

Canales, M Castilla-Rho, J Rojas, R Vicuña, S Ball, J

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Citation:: Environmental Modelling and Software, 2024, 175
Issue Date:: 2024-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Canales, M
dc.contributor.author	Castilla-Rho, J
dc.contributor.author	Rojas, R
dc.contributor.author	Vicuña, S
dc.contributor.author	Ball, J https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8342-1916
dc.date.accessioned	2025-02-19T23:51:37Z
dc.date.available	2025-02-19T23:51:37Z
dc.date.issued	2024-04-01
dc.identifier.citation	Environmental Modelling and Software, 2024, 175
dc.identifier.issn	1364-8152
dc.identifier.issn	1873-6726
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185220
dc.description.abstract	Understanding how society can address and mitigate threats to groundwater sustainability remains a pressing challenge in the Anthropocene era. This article presents the first comprehensive and critical review of coupling Groundwater Models and Agent-Based Models (GW-ABMs) to address four key challenges: (1) adequately representing human behaviour, (2) capturing spatial and temporal variations, (3) integrating two-way feedback loops between social and physical systems, and (4) incorporating water governance structures. Our findings indicate a growing effort to model bounded rationality in human behaviour (Challenge 1 or C1) and a dominant focus on policy applications (C4). Future research should address data scarcity issues through Epstein's Backward approach (C2), capture feedbacks via tele-coupled GW-ABMs, and explore other modelling techniques like Analytic Elements Groundwater Models (C3). We conclude with recommendations to thrust future GW-ABMs to the highest standards, aiming to enhance their acceptance and impact in decision-making and policy formulation for sustainable groundwater management.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101584
dc.relation.ispartof	Environmental Modelling and Software
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.envsoft.2024.105980
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Engineering
dc.title	Agent-based models of groundwater systems: A review of an emerging approach to simulate the interactions between groundwater and society
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	175
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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dc.rights.license	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated	2025-02-19T23:51:36Z
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pubs.volume	175

Abstract:

Understanding how society can address and mitigate threats to groundwater sustainability remains a pressing challenge in the Anthropocene era. This article presents the first comprehensive and critical review of coupling Groundwater Models and Agent-Based Models (GW-ABMs) to address four key challenges: (1) adequately representing human behaviour, (2) capturing spatial and temporal variations, (3) integrating two-way feedback loops between social and physical systems, and (4) incorporating water governance structures. Our findings indicate a growing effort to model bounded rationality in human behaviour (Challenge 1 or C1) and a dominant focus on policy applications (C4). Future research should address data scarcity issues through Epstein's Backward approach (C2), capture feedbacks via tele-coupled GW-ABMs, and explore other modelling techniques like Analytic Elements Groundwater Models (C3). We conclude with recommendations to thrust future GW-ABMs to the highest standards, aiming to enhance their acceptance and impact in decision-making and policy formulation for sustainable groundwater management.

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