Imitative versus Nonimitative Strategies in a Land-use Simulation

The paper describes results from a simulation model of rural land use, focusing on how the relative advantages of imitative and non-imitative approaches to land use selection change under diierent circumstances. It is shown that the success ofìmitation' depends in quite complex ways on the type of imitation used, the strategies of other agents with which the imitator is interacting, and aspects of the heterogeneity of the environment.