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Original Articles

Simulation of spatial population dynamics based on labor economics and multi-agent systems: a case study on a rapidly developing manufacturing metropolis

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Pages 2410-2435 | Received 04 Feb 2013, Accepted 15 Jul 2013, Published online: 12 Sep 2013

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