This paper presents the concept and theoretical specification of a multi-agent based model
for spatio-temporal simulation of a coupled human–landscape system. The model falls into
the class of all agents, where the human population and the landscape environment are all
self-organized interactive agents. The model framework is represented by four
components:(i) a system of human population defining specific behavioural patterns of farm
households in land-use decision-making according to typological livelihood groups,(ii) a …