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Research Letters

Easing the adoption of agent-based modelling (ABM) in tourism research

Peter JohnsonDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave W, Waterloo, OntarioN2L 3G1, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah NichollsDepartments of Community Sustainability and Geography, Michigan State University, Natural Resources Bldg., 480 Wilson Rd., Rm. 131, East Lansing, MI48824-1222, USA
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Jillian StudentEnvironmental Policy and Environmental Systems Analysis Groups, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706KN Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bas AmelungEnvironmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 3, 6708 PBWageningen, The Netherlands
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Rodolfo BaggioDondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy Bocconi University via Röntgen, 1 – 20136 Milan, Italy
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Stefano BalbiBasque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Edificio Sede, Campus EHU, Barrio Sarriena, 48940Leioa, Bizkaia, Spain
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Inês Boavida-PortugalInstitute of Geography and Spatial Planning, Universidade de Lisboa, Edifício IGOT, Rua Branca Edmée Marques, 1600-276 Lisbon, Portugal
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Eline de JongDepartment of Social Sciences, Applied Information Technology Group and Research Methodology Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706KNWageningen, The Netherlands
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Gert Jan HofstedeDepartment of Social Sciences, Applied Information Technology Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706KNWageningen, The Netherlands
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Machiel LamersDepartment of Social Sciences, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University, Hollandseweg 1, 6706KNWageningen, The Netherlands
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Marc PonsObservatori de la Sostenibilitat d’Andorra (OBSA), Placa de la Germandat 7, AD600Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra
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Robert SteigerInstitute of Public Finance, University of Innsbruck, Universitätsstraße 15, 6020Innsbruck, Austria
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Pages 801-808 | Received 10 Mar 2016, Accepted 30 Jun 2016, Published online: 25 Jul 2016
 
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Abstract

Agent-based modelling (ABM) is an emerging approach in tourism research. Despite the natural fit between theories of tourism as a complex, interconnected system, and the generative approach supported in ABM, there has been only limited integration within mainstream tourism research. This research letter reports on a recent gathering of tourism ABM researchers to define the main challenges that face the adoption of ABM in tourism research. These include technical, communications, and novelty issues. In response to these challenges, three potential strategies to ease adoption are outlined: education, awareness, and interdisciplinary teams. These findings are framed as a call for increased attention to the fit of ABM within tourism research, and a framework for negotiating constraints to adoption of this technology.

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