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The new science of cities / Michael Batty

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: BuchBookLanguage: English Publisher: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] : MIT Press, 2013Description: XX, 496 S. : Ill., graph. Darst., Kt. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780262019521
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 0262318237. | 1461950333. | 9780262318235. | 9781461950332. DDC classification:
  • 307.1/216 23
RVK: RVK: LB 73000 | RB 10627LOC classification:
  • HT166
Contents:
Summary: 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 indexCall number: Grundsignatur: 2015 A 3157PPN: PPN: 737185090
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Freihandbestand ausleihbar Bibliothek Campus Süd geog 2.1 Lesesaal Naturwissenschaften (LSN) 2015 A 3157 ;b Available 53515745090
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