The new science of cities (Record no. 31768)

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International Standard Book Number	9780262019521
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Call number	307.1216 BA NE
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Authors	Batty, Michael
TITLE STATEMENT
Title	The new science of cities
Statement of responsibility, etc	Michael Batty
PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication	London :
Publisher	MIT Press,
Date	c2013.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent	xxi, 496 p. :
Other Details	ill. ;
Size	24 cm.
CONTENTS
Contents	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.
SUMMARY
Summary	In The New Science of Cities, Michael Batty suggests that to understand cities we must view them not simply as places in space but as systems of networks and flows. To understand space, he argues, we must understand flows, and to understand flows, we must understand networks -- the relations between objects that comprise the system of the city. Drawing on the complexity sciences, social physics, urban economics, transportation theory, regional science, and urban geography, and building on his own previous work, Batty introduces theories and methods that reveal the deep structure of how cities function.Batty presents the foundations of a new science of cities, defining flows and their networks and introducing tools that can be applied to understanding different aspects of city structure. He examines the size of cities, their internal order, the transport routes that define them, and the locations that fix these networks. He introduces methods of simulation that range from simple stochastic models to bottom-up evolutionary models to aggregate land-use transportation models. Then, using largely the same tools, he presents design and decision-making models that predict interactions and flows in future cities. These networks emphasize a notion with relevance for future research and planning: that design of cities is collective action.
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading	City planning
SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Heading	Cities and towns
Geographic	Growth
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The new science of cities (Record no. 31768)