Building a Spatial Microsimulation Model

• Main Authors: Coomaren P Vencatasawmy, Einar Holm, Terry Rephann, Johan Esko, Neil Swan, Marianne Öhman, Magnus Åström, Eva Alfredsson, Kerstin Holme, Jonny Siikavaara
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1999
• Subjects: spatial; microsimulation; Sweden; Kiruna
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.40.3150; http://www.ac.cc.md.us/~terryr/msmdocu.pdf

: Microsimulation was introduced over four decades ago and has experienced somewhat of a revival in the social sciences lately. As a result many microsimulation models currently exist with a wide range of specialities. The Spatial Modelling Centre in Kiruna, Sweden, has contributed to this field by constructing a spatial dynamic microsimulation model, called SVERIGE or System for Visualising Economic and Regional Influences in Governing the Environment. This model is unique; it is the first national level spatial model of such kind, which makes it possible to analyse the spatial consequences of various public policies. The "space" in spatial microsimulation is achieved by incorporating regional attributes in modelling the various socio-economic modules of the model and constructing from scratch a module for modelling internal migration in Sweden. Furthermore, the results of the model can be illustrated via maps and Geographic Information Systems. This paper describes the effort in buil.