Agent-based modelling and numerical simulations are means that facilitate exploring the structural and dynamic characteristics of systems which may prove intractable with analytical methods. This contribution examines the issues related to them with a particular attention to their use in the...

The study of network representations of physical, biological, and social phenomena has developed rapidly in recent years. This paper presents a review of important results and methods of the science of networks with an application to the field of socio-economic systems. The basic definitions and...

"This book offers an essential introduction to the use of various modelling tools and simulation techniques in the domains of tourism and hospitality. It aims to encourage students, researchers and practitioners in tourism and hospitality to enhance and enrich their toolbox in order to achieve a...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Contributors -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Historical Development of Network Theories -- Chapter 3. The Network Concept and Tourism -- Part 1. Qualitative Approaches to Tourism Network Analysis -- Chapter 4. Conceptual Tools for Evaluating...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction to the Second Edition -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Analysis of Data -- Introduction to Part 1 -- 1. The Nature of Data in Tourism -- 2. Testing Hypotheses and Comparing Samples -- 3. Data Reduction -- 4. Model Building -- 5....