The new science of cities /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10791807 |
Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Preamble
- Prerequisites and foundations
- Building a science of cities
- EBB and flow : interaction, gravity, and potential
- Connections and correlations : the science of networks
- The science of cities
- The growth of cities : rank, size, and clocks
- Hierarchies and networks
- Urban structure as space syntax
- Distance in complex networks
- Fractal growth and form
- Urban simulation
- The science of design
- Hierarchical design
- Markovian design machines
- A theory for collective action
- Urban development as exchange
- Plan design as committee decision-making
- Conclusions: a future science
- References
- Author index
- Subject index.