At the 6th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs)
1 - 5 July 2012, Leipzig, Germany with the topic „Managing Resources of a Limited Planet: Pathways and Visions under Uncertainty” a special session and workshop on “Human decisions in agent-based models for natural resource use” will take place. Agent-based models (ABM) allow investigating the influence of human decisions on macro-scale pattern in coupled social-ecological systems (SES). In recent studies very different starting points are used for the representation of decision making in SES models. This session will seek to stimulate discussion around a number of challenges, including: decision-theoretical background, appropriate consideration of uncertainty in the decision making process, decision making on multiple levels, decision model validation and in particular the development of a comprehensive protocol for documentation of the implementation of decisions in ABM’s for natural resource use.

Papers are invited which:
1. Present ABM studies for natural resource use with emphasis on the decision part, including reasons for selection and underlying concepts/theories
2. Delineate new approaches on modelling decisions regarding natural resource use or
3. Review the existing literature with regard to this topic.

For further information see:
http://www.iemss.org/sites/iemss2012/sessions_H.html
http://www.iemss.org/sites/iemss2012/workshops_H.html