ABSTRACT
Microsimulation scholars have emphasized the usefulness of microsimulation in conducting experiments to help analyze the impact of public policies. A more dynamic type of microsimulation involves ongoing 'aging' processes. Unlike aging processes, which are appropriately incorporated in the model, each decision is a search process of an actor resulting in a move or no move, that is the choice of a new dwelling type or not, the migration to another zone or not. New neighborhood-scale transport planning policies to promote the use of public transport, walking, and cycling require more detailed information on the precise location of activities. Moreover, microsimulation researchers have come to emphasize increasingly that corporate actors firms, governments must be more extensively embraced. A second application that demonstrates the significant potential of spatial microsimulation is the study by Michael Wegener and Spiekermann of the housing market of the city of Dortmund. A more dynamic type of microsimulation involves ongoing 'aging' processes.
