Product Description

This work provides a clear, methodological and philosophical introduction to complexity theory as applied to urban and regional systems and includes a detailed series of modelling case studies. Based on the complex systems thinking, mathematical models are developed which attempt to simulate the evolution of towns, cities and regions and the complicated co-evolutionary interaction there is both between and within them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1193590 in Books
• Published on: 1998-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 267 pages

Review
"Allen's writing is clear...and technicalities are explained so that the reader can grasp the important points intuitively, in case details elude....It is intended for urban and regional planners of an analytical bent and graduate and under graduate students in planning, geography, and spatial modeling, but would also benefit professionals involved in linking geographic information and decision support systems."
-Journal of American Planning Association
"Peter Allen's highly original - and in many senses unique - work on urban and regional modelling over a number of years has acquired a reputable following."
-Professor Bill Hillier of Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, London, UK

Customer Reviews

Brilliant book providing new ideas for urban planning
This book uses the ideas coming out of complex systems thinking to provide a framework that allows improved, integrated urban policy exploration. It links housing, transportation, environment, natural resources in a evolving, dynamic framework. 10 years ahead of its time.