The new science of cities /Michael Batty.
Batty, Michael.
The new science of cities /Michael Batty. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xx, 496 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781461950332 9780262318235
City planning.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Electronic Books.
HT166 / .N497 2013
The new science of cities /Michael Batty. - Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xx, 496 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781461950332 9780262318235
City planning.
Cities and towns--Growth.
Electronic Books.
HT166 / .N497 2013