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The new science of cities /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Batty, Michael
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Cities and towns > Growth.
City planning.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.