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100			_aWhite, Roger
245			_aModeling cities and regions as complex systems : from theory to planning applications
260			_bThe MIT Press _c2015 _aCambridge
300			_a330p., 15 pages of plates _bill. _c24 cm
365			_b50.00 _c75.10 _dUSD
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aCities 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.
650			_aCity Planning &​ Urban Development
650			_aRegional planning
650			_aurbanism
650			_aUrban Design
700			_aEngelen, Guy
700			_aUljee, Inge
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