Analysis of the social development in isolated rural areas through agent-based simulation

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Yony Fernando Ceballos
Omar Baqueiro Espinosa
Isaac Dyner

Abstract

The purpose of this research work is to identify the human and social development in rural areas where electric energy plays an important role in the way people make decisions, and its role in the life quality improvement, which is measured as the satisfaction of Maslow’s basic needs. The described simulation model, based on agents (ABM), jointly with the results of performed simulations allow characterizing and concluding with regard to the impact of the incorporation of electric energy in the development of a rural region. The study exhibits that communities have the capability to adapt and generate an increase in the quality of life by means of the use of electric power in the day-to-day life, allowing to show that the incorporation of electric energy in the area is a tool that enables
the development of the region.


How to Cite
Ceballos, Y. F., Baqueiro Espinosa, O., & Dyner, I. (2015). Analysis of the social development in isolated rural areas through agent-based simulation. Revista Ingenierías Universidad De Medellín, 13(24), 133–146. https://doi.org/10.22395/rium.v13n24a9

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Author Biographies

Yony Fernando Ceballos, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano.

Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano. Facultad de Ingenierías. Docente Auxiliar. PhD(c).

Omar Baqueiro Espinosa, Leibniz institute of agricultural development in central and eastern Europe (IAMO).

Investigador. PhD

Isaac Dyner, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Medellín

Docente. PhD.