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LEADER: 01582cam a2200277 i 4500
001 2013004383
003 DLC
005 20140516080657.0
008 130221s2013 maua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2013004383
020 $a9780262019521 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHT166$b.B38667 2013
082 00 $a307.1/216$223
100 1 $aBatty, Michael.
245 14 $aThe new science of cities /$cMichael Batty.
264 1 $aCambridge, Massachusetts :$bMIT Press,$c[2013]
300 $axx, 496 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 461-478) and index.
505 0 $aList 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.
650 0 $aCity planning.
650 0 $aCities and towns$xGrowth.