Integrating Equity Considerations into Agent-Based Modeling: A Conceptual Framework and Practical Guidance

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dc.contributor.authorWilliams TG
dc.contributor.authorBrown DG
dc.contributor.authorGuikema SD
dc.contributor.authorMagliocca NR
dc.contributor.authorMüller B
dc.contributor.authorSteger CE
dc.contributor.authorLogan, Thomas
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-10T05:39:18Z
dc.date.available2022-08-10T05:39:18Z
dc.date.issued2022en
dc.date.updated2022-07-17T08:51:26Z
dc.description.abstractAdvancing equity is a complex challenge for society, science, and policy. Agent-based models are increasingly used as scientific tools to advance understanding of systems, inform decision-making, and share knowledge. Yet, equity has not received due attention within the agent-based modeling (ABM) literature. In this paper, we develop a conceptual framework and provide guidance for integrating equity considerations into ABM research and modeling practice. The framework conceptualizes ABM as interfacing with equity outcomes at two levels (the science-society interface and within the model itself) and the modeler as a filter and lens that projects knowledge between the target system and the model. Within the framework, we outline three complementary, equity-advancing action pathways: (1) engage stakeholders, (2) acknowledge positionality and bias, and (3) assess equity with agent-based models. For Pathway 1, we summarize existing guidance within the participatory modeling literature. For Pathway 2, we introduce the positionality and bias document as a tool to promote modeler and stakeholder reflexivity throughout the modeling process. For Pathway 3, we synthesize a typology of approaches for modeling equity and ffer a set of preliminary suggestions for best practice. By engaging with these action pathways, modelers both reduce the risks of inadvertently perpetuating inequity and harness the opportunities for ABM to play a larger role in creating a more equitable future.en
dc.identifier.citationWilliams TG, Brown DG, Guikema SD, Logan TM, Magliocca NR, Müller B, Steger CE Integrating Equity Considerations into Agent-Based Modeling: A Conceptual Framework and Practical Guidance. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation. 25(3).en
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4816
dc.identifier.issn1460-7425
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/104133
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherJournal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulationen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subjectAgent-Based Modelen
dc.subjectFairnessen
dc.subjectJusticeen
dc.subjectReflexivityen
dc.subjectBest Practiceen
dc.subjectSimulationen
dc.subject.anzsrc0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscienceen
dc.subject.anzsrc0801 Artificial Intelligence and Image Processingen
dc.subject.anzsrc1608 Sociologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::46 - Information and computing sciences::4602 - Artificial intelligence::460202 - Autonomous agents and multiagent systemsen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::46 - Information and computing sciences::4602 - Artificial intelligence::460207 - Modelling and simulationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::44 - Human society::4410 - Sociology::441012 - Sociology of inequalitiesen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::50 - Philosophy and religious studies::5001 - Applied ethics::500103 - Ethical use of new technologyen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::40 - Engineering::4010 - Engineering practice and education::401004 - Humanitarian engineeringen
dc.titleIntegrating Equity Considerations into Agent-Based Modeling: A Conceptual Framework and Practical Guidanceen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Engineering
uc.departmentCivil and Natural Resources Engineering
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