Cities and Regions as Self-Organizing Systems: Models of Complexity (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789056990718)

A clear methodological and philosophical introduction to complexity theory as applied to urban and regional systems is given, together with a detailed series of modelling case studies compiled over the last couple of decades. Based on the new complex systems thinking, mathematical models are developed which attempt to simulate the evolution of towns, cities, and regions and the complicated co-evolutionary interaction there is both between and within them. The aim of these models is to help policy analysis and decision-making in urban and regional planning, energy policy, transport policy, and many other areas of service provision, infrastructure planning, and investment that are necessary for a successful society.

Author: Peter M. Allen
ISBN-10: 9056990713
ISBN-13: 9789056990718
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 02/25/1998
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.62d