This project implements the core structure of a multi-agents simulation that aims to scientifically assess an alternative sustainable society over a 50-100 year time horizon. The proposed normative approach makes it possible to experiment with models of fictive societies a priori perceived as "ideal" which that could inspire our current world, while maintaining a scientific approach.
The book Ecotopia, written by Ernest Callenbach in 1975, describes a utopian society centred on respect for nature and individual and social well-being in which the primary objective is no longer development but the maintenance of ecological balance. As climate change looms, the society described within Ecotopia presents an interesting test-case.
energy_exemple.mp4
The project is written using the GAMA platform.
This project builds upon a base framework provided by the Ecotopia MWI project.
- The model is calibrated to France 2022 for initial orders of magnitude.
- Results should be interpreted as scenario exploration, not forecasts.
- This is a college project developed over multiple months by a team of 11 students.
- Demography : population dynamics, consumption needs, births/deaths...
- Agriculture : food and cotton production, stocks, fertilizer effects...
- Energy : production mix, maintenance cycles, demand allocation...
- Transport : energy and material requirements...
- Urbanism : housing capacity, land constraints...
- Ecosystem : water/land/wood stocks and regeneration...
- Open GAMA.
- Import this folder as a GAMA project.
- Open
models/Main.gaml. - Run the desired experiment.