Agent‐Based Models as an Integrating Boundary Object for Interdisciplinary Research
dc.contributor.author | Reilly, Allison C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Dillon, Robin L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Guikema, Seth D. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-03T18:15:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-03 14:15:32 | en |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-03T18:15:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Reilly, Allison C.; Dillon, Robin L.; Guikema, Seth D. (2021). "Agent‐Based Models as an Integrating Boundary Object for Interdisciplinary Research." Risk Analysis 41(7): 1087-1092. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0272-4332 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1539-6924 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/168480 | |
dc.description.abstract | Many of the most complicated and pressing problems in hazards research require the integration of numerous disciplines. The lack of a common knowledge base, however, often prohibits clear communication and interaction among interdisciplinary researchers, sometimes leading to unsuccessful outcomes. Drawing on experience with several projects and collective expertise that spans multiple disciplines, the authors argue that a promising way to enhance participation and enable communication is to have a common model, or boundary object, that can integrate knowledge from different disciplines. The result is that researchers from different disciplines who use different research methods and approaches can work together toward a shared goal. This article offers four requirements for boundary objects that may enhance hazards research. Based on these requirements, agent‐based models have the necessary characteristics to be a boundary object. The article concludes by examining both the value of and the challenges from using agent‐based models as the boundary object in interdisciplinary projects. | |
dc.publisher | University of South Carolina | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.subject.other | interdisciplinary research | |
dc.subject.other | Agent‐based modeling | |
dc.subject.other | boundary objects | |
dc.subject.other | hazards | |
dc.title | Agent‐Based Models as an Integrating Boundary Object for Interdisciplinary Research | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Business (General) | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Business and Economics | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/168480/1/risa13134.pdf | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/168480/2/risa13134_am.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1111/risa.13134 | |
dc.identifier.source | Risk Analysis | |
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