Part 1: Background: Chapter 1: Introduction to spatial microsimulation - History, Methods and Applications: Robert Tanton and Kimberley Edwards.- Chapter 2: Building a static spatial microsimulation model: data preparation: Rebecca Cassells, Riyana Miranti and Ann Harding.- Part 2: Static spatial microsimulation models.- Chapter 3: An Evaluation of Two Synthetic Small-Area Microdata simulation methodologies: Synthetic Reconstruction and Combinatorial Optimisation methodologies: Paul Williamson.- Chapter 4: Estimating Small Area Income Deprivation: An Iterative Proportional Fitting Approach: Ben Anderson.- Chapter 5: SimObesity: Combinatorial Optimisation (deterministic) model: Kimberley Edwards and Graham Clarke.- Chapter 6: Spatial Microsimulation using a generalised regression model: Robert Tanton, Ann Harding and Justine McNamara.- Chapter 7: Creating a Spatial Microsimulation model of the Irish Local Economy: Niall Farrell, Karyn Morrissey and Cathal O'Donoghue.- Chapter 8: Linking static spatial microsimulation modelling to meso-scale models: The Relationship between Access to GP services & Long Term Illness: Karyn Morrissey, Graham Clarke and Cathal O'Donoghue.- Chapter 9: Projections using a static Spatial Microsimulation model: Yogi Vidyattama and Robert Tanton.- Chapter 10: Limits of static Spatial Microsimulation models: Robert Tanton and Kimberley Edwards.- Part 3: Dynamic spatial microsimulation models.- Chapter 11: Moses: A dynamic spatial microsimulation model for demographic planning: Belinda Wu and Mark Birkin.- Chapter 12: Design principles for micro models: Einar Holm and Kalle Mäkilä.- Chapter 13: SimEducation: a dynamic spatial microsimulation model for understanding educational inequalities: Dimitris Kavroudakis, Dimitris Ballas and Mark Birkin.- Chapter 14: Challenges for spatial dynamic microsimulation modelling: Mark Birkin.- Part 4: Validation of spatial microsimulation models and conclusion.- Chapter 15: Validation of spatial microsimulation models: Kimberley Edwards and Robert Tanton.- Chapter 16: Conclusions and the future of spatial microsimulation modelling: Graham Clarke and Ann Harding.
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