The Science of Cities and Regions
Alan. Wilson
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Dordrecht : : Springer, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (107 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - The Science of Cities and Regions; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; 1 Models and Systems: The Lowry Model as an Example; 1.1...Models and Their Uses; 1.2...Systems of Interest and Their Representation; 1.2.1 System Representation; 1.2.2 Urban and Regional Systems; 1.2.3 The Lowry Model; 1.2.4 Formal System Description and Accounts; Reference; Further Reading; 2 The Retail Model and Its Applications; 2.1...The Retail Model; 2.2...Disaggregation; 2.3...Structural Dynamics; 2.4...An Urban Systems Example; Further Reading. - 3 Wars, Epidemics, Ecology and the Evolution of Spatial Structure: Connecting Models Through Generalisation3.1...Introduction; 3.2...The Richardson 'Arms Race' Model; 3.3...The Lotka-Volterra Prey-Predator Model; 3.4...The Lotka-Volterra, Lanchester, Gause 'Competition for Resources' Model: Ecology and War; 3.5...The Kermack-McKendrick Epidemics 'Threshold' Model; 3.6...The Harris-Wilson Model of Urban Development; 3.7...The Bass 'Marketing' Model; 3.8...A General Model; 3.9...A Lotka-Volterra Prey-Predator Model with Space; 3.10...An Epstein-Lanchester-Lotka-Volterra 'War' Model with Space. - 3.11...Morphogenetic ModelsReferences; Further Reading; 4 Theory; 4.1...Introduction; 4.2...Core Concepts by Discipline; 4.2.1 Demography; 4.2.2 Economics; 4.2.3 Geography; 4.2.4 Other Social Sciences; 4.2.5 History; 4.2.6 The Physical Environment; 4.2.7 Mathematics and Statistics; 4.3...Interdisciplinary Theory Building; References; Further Reading; 5 Methods: The Model-Building Tool Kit; 5.1...Introduction; 5.2...Account-Based Frameworks; 5.2.1 Introduction; 5.2.2 Demographic Models; 5.2.3 Economic Input--Output Models; 5.2.4 A Family of Spatial Interaction Models; 5.2.5 Location Models. - 5.3...Mathematical Tools5.3.1 Generic Approaches; 5.3.2 Basics; 5.3.3 Mathematical Programming; 5.3.4 Network Analysis; 5.3.5 Rule-Based Representations; 5.3.6 Combinations; References; Further Reading; 6 Adding Depth-1: Spatial Interaction and the Location of Activities; 6.1...Introduction; 6.2...Model Building Design Decisions; 6.3...Applications; 6.3.1 The Range; 6.3.2 Interpretations; 6.4...Derivations of the Core Spatial Interaction Model; 6.4.1 Entropy Maximising; 6.4.2 A Family of Models; 6.4.3 Indicators; 6.4.4 Disaggregation; 6.4.5 Mathematical Programming Formulations. - 6.4.6 Random Utility Theory and Related Economic Models6.4.7 Other Formulations; 6.5...Testing; 6.6...Concluding Comment; References; Further Reading; 7 Adding Depth-2: Structural Dynamics; 7.1...The Retail Model as an Example; 7.2...Agent Based Modelling Approaches; 7.3...Further Developments; References; Further Reading; 8 Tools for Complexity Science; 8.1...The 'Complexity' Thesis; 8.2...New Challenges, New Tools; 8.3...Will Complexity Science Succeed?; References; Further Reading; 9 Research Challenges; 9.1...Introduction; 9.2...Expanding the Conceptual Tool Kit. - 9.2.1 Example-1: Alonso--Herbert--Stevens--Senior--Wilson. - A 'science of cities and regions' is critical for meeting future challenges. The world is urbanising: huge cities are being created and are continuing to grow rapidly. There are many planning and development issues arising in different manifestations in countries across the globe. These developments can, in principle, be simulated through mathematical computer models which provide tools for forecasting and testing future scenarios and plans. These models can represent the functioning of cities and regions, predicting the spatial demography and the economy, the main flows such as journey to wor
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| ISBN | 9789400722651
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