Creating a conceptual framework for a deeper understanding of evolving processes in socio-technical systems: Applied to the water services delivery system in rural areas of Uganda in an agent-based model design

A conceptual framework is made to analyze evolving processes in socio-technical systems. Agent-based modeling is used to test the conceptual framework.

Combining theories and techniques to model the decision-making behavior of homeowners: Formalization of an agent-based model to study the adoption and diffusion of solar PV systems in the Netherlands

The aim of this thesis is to define the specifications of an agent-based model to study the adoption and diffusion of solar PV in the Netherlands, accounting for consumer preferences and social influences. The conceptualization of the model is based on five pillars: agent-based modeling, the theory of planned behavior, choice modeling, dif-...