Modeling Cities and Regions as Complex Systems: From Theory to Planning Applications

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Roger White (Memorial University of Newfoundland) Guy Engelen (Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO))

Modeling Cities and Regions as Complex Systems

From Theory to Planning Applications

Roger White (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Guy Engelen (Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)), Inge Uljee (Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO))

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MIT Press
25 June 2024

Regional geography; Urban & municipal planning

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.

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.

By: Roger White (Memorial University of Newfoundland), Guy Engelen (Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO)), Inge Uljee (Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO))
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9780262552509
ISBN 10: 0262552507
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 25 June 2024
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Roger White is Honorary Research Professor in the Department of Geography at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Guy Engelen is a Researcher at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research. Inge Uljee is a Researcher at the Flemish Institute for Technological Research.