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9.1) Introduction


From the previous section we can see that a first simple ABM can already shows some interesting pattern, but how does that help us to answer our research question about different subsidy schemes?

Or in different terms, how can we get from an animation (video below) from a simple model, to a scientifically publishable result which helps political and industrial stakeholders to take decisions (bottom graph) and covers some of the real world complexity (actor interaction diagram in the middle). Graphs and animation are from a publication analysing construction stakeholders’ behaviour regarding recycling materials (Knoeri, el al. 2014).

In this section we will use the PV diffusion model from the previous section and extend it, in order to answer our research question.