Spatial Microsimulation: A Reference Guide for Users
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"This edited volume serves as a guide for those looking to learn more about spatial microsimulation modeling. . The book is well organized and topics appear sequentially. This text includes many useful topics and procedures for practitioners and researchers alike in the arena of spatial microsimulation. . Those intending to research further into the benefits of the use of microsimulation models should find this text very informative." (S. E. Ahmed, Technometrics, Vol. 57 (1), February, 2015)
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Part 1: Background: Chapter 1: Introduction to spatial microsimulation - History, Methods and Applications: Robert Tanton and Kimberley Edwards .- Chapter 2: Building a static spatial microsimulation model: data preparation: Rebecca Cassells, Riyana Miranti and Ann Harding.- Part 2: Static spatial microsimulation models.- Chapter 3: An Evaluation of Two Synthetic Small-Area Microdata simulation methodologies: Synthetic Reconstruction and Combinatorial Optimisation methodologies: Paul Williamson.- Chapter 4: Estimating Small Area Income Deprivation: An Iterative Proportional Fitting Approach: Ben Anderson.- Chapter 5: SimObesity: Combinatorial Optimisation (deterministic) model: Kimberley Edwards and Graham Clarke .- Chapter 6: Spatial Microsimulation using a generalised regression model: Robert Tanton, Ann Harding and Justine McNamara .- Chapter 7: Creating a Spatial Microsimulation model of the Irish Local Economy: Niall Farrell, Karyn Morrissey andCathal O'Donoghue .- Chapter 8: Linking static spatial microsimulation modelling to meso-scale models: The Relationship between Access to GP services & Long Term Illness: Karyn Morrissey, Graham Clarke and Cathal O'Donoghue .- Chapter 9: Projections using a static Spatial Microsimulation model: Yogi Vidyattama and Robert Tanton .- Chapter 10: Limits of static Spatial Microsimulation models: Robert Tanton and Kimberley Edwards .- Part 3: Dynamic spatial microsimulation models.- Chapter 11: Moses: A dynamic spatial microsimulation model for demographic planning: Belinda Wu and Mark Birkin .- Chapter 12: Design principles for micro models: Einar Holm and Kalle Mäkilä .- Chapter 13: SimEducation: a dynamic spatial microsimulation model for understanding educational inequalities: Dimitris Kavroudakis, Dimitris Ballas and Mark Birkin .- Chapter 14: Challenges for spatial dynamic microsimulation modelling: Mark Birkin .- Part 4: Validation of spatial microsimulation models and conclusion.- Chapter 15: Validation of spatial microsimulation models: Kimberley Edwards and Robert Tanton .- Chapter 16: Conclusions and the future of spatial microsimulation modelling: Graham Clarke and Ann Harding.