Urban modelling : algorithms, calibrations, predictions
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Urban modelling : algorithms, calibrations, predictions
(Cambridge urban and architectural studies, 3)
Cambridge University Press, 2010
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
"First published 1976. This digitally printed version 2010"--t.p. verso
Bibliography: p. 358-368
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Originally published in 1976, this book introduced a series of mathematical models of urban phenomena relevant to scientists and planners attempting to understand and predict the form of cities and regions. Dr Batty organises the book around the main theme of designing and using such models in practical situations and develops a family of static and dynamic models dealing with the location of land use and economic activities. He describes the models both as urban theories and as computer algorithms, and thoroughly explores the process of calibrating or 'tuning' the models to reflect reality. Problems concerning the definition of the spatial systems to which these models refer are examined, as are other practical difficulties such as data organisation. The quasi-experimental approach which characterises this style of computer model-building extends to using the models in conditional prediction and Dr Batty discusses their role in the planning process, with their use in testing the impact of public policies on existing conditions.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Introduction
- 1. The art of urban modelling
- 2. Models for generating and allocating urban activities
- 3. Urban models as systems of equations
- 4. Subregional model design: impact analysis
- 5. Calibration and prediction with activity allocation models
- 6. Exploratory calibration: search by golden section
- 7. Calibration as non-linear optimisation
- 8. Spatial system design and fast calibration of activity allocation models
- 9. Hierarchical modelling
- 10. Disaggregated residential location models
- 11. Urban dynamics
- 12. Dynamic simulation of an urban system
- Conclusions
- Bibliography
- Author index
- Subject index.
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