Cities And Regions As Self Organizing Systems
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Cities And Regions As Self Organizing Systems
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Author : Peter M. Allen
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-06-25
Cities And Regions As Self Organizing Systems written by Peter M. Allen and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-25 with Architecture categories.
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.
Self Organization And The City
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Author : Juval Portugali
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Self Organization And The City written by Juval Portugali and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
This book integrates the theories of complex self-organizing systems with the rich body of discourse and literature developed in what might be called ‘social theory of cities and urbanism’. It uses techniques from dynamical complexity and synergetics to successfully tackle open social science questions.
Modeling Cities And Regions As Complex Systems
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Author : Roger White
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2024-06-11
Modeling Cities And Regions As Complex Systems written by Roger White and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-11 with Political Science categories.
The theory and practice of modeling cities and regions as complex, self-organizing systems, presenting widely used cellular automata-based models, theoretical discussions, and applications. Cities and regions grow (or occasionally decline), and continuously transform themselves as they do so. This book describes the theory and practice of modeling the spatial dynamics of urban growth and transformation. As cities are complex, adaptive, self-organizing systems, the most appropriate modeling framework is one based on the theory of self-organizing systems—an approach already used in such fields as physics and ecology. The book presents a series of models, most of them developed using cellular automata (CA), which are inherently spatial and computationally efficient. It also provides discussions of the theoretical, methodological, and philosophical issues that arise from the models. A case study illustrates the use of these models in urban and regional planning. Finally, the book presents a new, dynamic theory of urban spatial structure that emerges from the models and their applications. The models are primarily land use models, but the more advanced ones also show the dynamics of population and economic activities, and are integrated with models in other domains such as economics, demography, and transportation. The result is a rich and realistic representation of the spatial dynamics of a variety of urban phenomena. The book is unique in its coverage of both the general issues associated with complex self-organizing systems and the specifics of designing and implementing models of such systems.
Complexity Cognition And The City
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Author : Juval Portugali
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-07-06
Complexity Cognition And The City written by Juval Portugali and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-06 with Architecture categories.
Complexity, Cognition and the City aims at a deeper understanding of urbanism, while invoking, on an equal footing, the contributions both the hard and soft sciences have made, and are still making, when grappling with the many issues and facets of regional planning and dynamics. In this work, the author goes beyond merely seeing the city as a self-organized, emerging pattern of some collective interaction between many stylized urban "agents" – he makes the crucial step of attributing cognition to his agents and thus raises, for the first time, the question on how to deal with a complex system composed of many interacting complex agents in clearly defined settings. Accordingly, the author eventually addresses issues of practical relevance for urban planners and decision makers. The book unfolds its message in a largely nontechnical manner, so as to provide a broad interdisciplinary readership with insights, ideas, and other stimuli to encourage further research – with the twofold aim of further pushing back the boundaries of complexity science and emphasizing the all-important interrelation of hard and soft sciences in recognizing the cognitive sciences as another necessary ingredient for meaningful urban studies.
Design And Control Of Self Organizing Systems
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Author : Carlos Gershenson
language : en
Publisher: CopIt ArXives
Release Date : 2007-09-05
Design And Control Of Self Organizing Systems written by Carlos Gershenson and has been published by CopIt ArXives this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-05 with Science categories.
Complex systems are usually difficult to design and control. There are several particular methods for coping with complexity, but there is no general approach to build complex systems. In this book I propose a methodology to aid engineers in the design and control of complex systems. This is based on the description of systems as self-organizing. Starting from the agent metaphor, the methodology proposes a conceptual framework and a series of steps to follow to find proper mechanisms that will promote elements to find solutions by actively interacting among themselves.
A New Philosophy Of Society
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Author : Manuel DeLanda
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2019-04-18
A New Philosophy Of Society written by Manuel DeLanda and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-18 with Philosophy categories.
In A New Philosophy of Society Manuel DeLanda offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entities, from small communities to large nation-states would disappear altogether if our cognitive abilities ceased to exist, DeLanda proposes a novel approach to social ontology that asserts the autonomy of social entities from the conceptions we have of them. He argues that Gilles Deleuze's theory of assemblages provides a framework in which sociologists and geographers studying social networks and regions can properly locate their work and fully elucidate the connections between them. Indeed, assemblage theory, as DeLanda argues, can be used to model any community, from interpersonal networks and institutional organizations, to central governments, cities and nation states.
Models Of Urban Settlement And Structure As Dynamic Self Organizing Systems
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Author : Peter Murray Allen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Models Of Urban Settlement And Structure As Dynamic Self Organizing Systems written by Peter Murray Allen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Cities and towns categories.
Cities And Regions As Nonlinear Decision Systems
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Author : Robert W Crosby
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-03-08
Cities And Regions As Nonlinear Decision Systems written by Robert W Crosby and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-08 with Social Science categories.
This book presents an exposition of ongoing research in the fields of non-linear dynamic systems driven by the decisions of human beings and cognitive science as they relate to urban and regional analysis. It aims to illuminate the social and economic functioning of cities and regions.
Planning Within Complex Urban Systems
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Author : Shih-Kung Lai
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-12-18
Planning Within Complex Urban Systems written by Shih-Kung Lai and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-18 with Business & Economics categories.
Imagine living in a city where people could move freely and buildings could be replaced at minimal cost. Reality cannot be further from such. Despite this imperfect world in which we live, urban planning has become integral and critical especially in the face of rapid urbanization in many developing and developed countries. This book introduces the axiomatic/experimental approach to urban planning and addresses the criticism of the lack of a theoretical foundation in urban planning. With the rise of the complexity movement, the book is timely in its depiction of cities as complex systems and explains why planning from within is useful in the face of urban complexity. It also includes policy implications for the Chinese cities in the context of axiomatic/experimental planning theory.
Integrating Climate Change Actions Into Local Development
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Author : Livia Bizikova
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-02-13
Integrating Climate Change Actions Into Local Development written by Livia Bizikova and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-13 with Political Science categories.
To date, climate change adaptation and mitigation have been treated separately both in research and in the climate negotiations. However, a growing body of literature is now being developed that points to actual and potential synergies and trade-offs between responses to climate change and sustainability. This literature has evolved in a spontaneous way with diverse approaches and no common methodology to help practitioners explicitly plan for these synergies. This special issue of the Climate Policy journal addresses this gap between scientific knowledge and practitioners' needs by focussing on linkages between climate change and sustainable development at the level of conceptual framework and methods. In particular, the papers address in an integrated way local development options involving both adaptation and mitigation in order to promote resilience to climate change in human and natural systems. The special issue provides policy and methodological guidelines for linking local deveopment pathways with responses to climate change, based on collaboration between local practitioners, the public and scientists.