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Modelling Maritime Piracy: A Spatial Approach

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: This paper presents a model to generate dynamic patterns of maritime piracy. Model details, outputs and calibration are illustrated. The model presented here is a tool to estimate the number of pirates and their area of action. The Gulf of Aden is considered as a case study, and data on pirate attacks, vessels routes and flows through the Gulf of Aden in the year 2010 are used to build the model. Agent-based modelling is employed to simulate pirate, vessel and naval forces behaviours.

Source: Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation

DOI: 10.18564/jasss.2477

Authors: Elio Marchione, Shane D Johnson, Alan Wilson

Language: English

Topic: Maritime Security and History

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Life below water, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,300

Funder: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council