Agent-based modeling of the effects of conservation policies on social-ecological feedbacks between cropland abandonment and labor migration

Model Development

ABM-CALM: Agent-Based Model for Cropland Abandonment and Labor Migration

This paper presents reserach on the development and application of ABM-CALM that simulates bidirectional social-ecological feedbacks. The model is applied to the study case based on China’s two forest conservation and restoration policies that adopt payments for ecosystem services:

• Congversion of Cropland to Forest (CCFP)
• Ecological Welfare Forest Program (EWFP)

The study site encompasses the entire township, Tiantangzhai Township. It is located within Tianma National Nature Reserve on the border between Hubei and Anhui provinces, China.

See mode details on the project: Modeling coupled human and natural systems with agent-based simulations

Author: Qi Zhang
Updated: December, 2023