The purpose of the model is to simulate how the agents decisions at a plot and a farm level can influence the whole landscape structure of a rural region in the Netherlands. Three interrelated decision-making processes are included: stop farm, changes in the farm size and diversification of farm practices.

An agents represent a farm(er)s. Agent characteristics include: agent type, age, owned farm, owned plots, farm size, agribusiness type, production scale, memory (actions of the previous 5 years), location in the landscape and probabilities for each decision-making process (probabilities are drawn from empirical data).

The spatial units are represented by grid cells (1 ha). One cell or set of cells form a plot, which is the decision-making unit of the model. The characteristics of the spatial units include: field number, field size, owner, land-use type, production per hectare, density of landscape elements inside and outside the agricultural field, distance to the residence of the owner and suitability for agriculture. The simulated period is 15 years.

For more information please look at http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.05.001
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