Modeling the Emergence of Riots (1.1.0)
This ABM serves as an initial prototype for modeling riots in an urban area, with the Kibera slum serving as the case study. It explores the role humanistic needs theory,individual identity, collective social identity, and social influence play on rumor dynamics and the spread of ethnic stereotyping in the outbreak of riots. An ABM is integrated with social network analysis (SNA) and geographic information systems (GIS) for this purpose.
Release Notes
Associated Publications
Pires, B. and Crooks, A.T. (accepted). “Modeling the Emergence of Riots: A Geosimulation Approach”, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
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1.4.0
Modeling the Emergence of Riots 1.1.0
Submitted by
Andrew Crooks
Published Jan 20, 2016
Last modified Feb 23, 2018
This ABM serves as an initial prototype for modeling riots in an urban area, with the Kibera slum serving as the case study. It explores the role humanistic needs theory,individual identity, collective social identity, and social influence play on rumor dynamics and the spread of ethnic stereotyping in the outbreak of riots. An ABM is integrated with social network analysis (SNA) and geographic information systems (GIS) for this purpose.