Catastrophe Theory and Bifurcation (Routledge Revivals)

Catastrophe Theory and Bifurcation (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Alan Wilson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 343
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136599819

Mathematical models have long been used by geographers and regional scientists to explore the working of urban and regional systems, via a system where the equilibrium point changes slowly and smoothly as the parameters change slowly and smoothly. However, this all changed with the advent of catastrophe theory and bifurcation, which enabled the development of models where a quite sudden change in the position of the equilibrium point results from a slow, small, smooth change in one or more parameters. First published in 1981, this reissue of Professor Wilson’s classic study outlines the implications of these mathematical models for geography and regional science, by way of a survey of contemporary applications.

Urban Systems (Routledge Revivals)

Urban Systems (Routledge Revivals)
Author: C S Bertuglia
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 690
Release: 2013-10-18
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1134695195

This edited collection, first published in 1987, provides a comparative analysis of different approaches to urban modelling, and lays the foundations for the possibility of integration and a more unified field. The first part contextualises the development of the field of urban systems modelling, focusing on the variety of approaches and possible implications of this on the future of research and methodology. Next, the editors consider economic and ‘non-economic’ approaches, followed by an analysis of spatial-interaction-based approaches. Providing an overview to the field and research literature, the overarching argument is that there should be an integrated methodological approach to urban system modelling.

Geography and Geographers

Geography and Geographers
Author: Ron Johnston
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 893
Release: 2015-12-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1134065949

Geography and Geographers continues to be the most comprehensive and up-to-date overview of human geography available. It provides a survey of the major debates, key thinkers and schools of thought in the English-speaking world, setting them within the context of economic, social, cultural, political and intellectual changes. It is essential reading for all undergraduate geography students. It draws on a wide reading of the geographical literature and addresses the ways geography and its history are understood and the debates among geographers regarding what the discipline should study and how. This extensively updated seventh edition offers a thoroughly contemporary perspective on human geography for new and more experienced students alike.

Urban Dynamics (Routledge Revivals)

Urban Dynamics (Routledge Revivals)
Author: C.S. Bertuglia
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2013-12-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317829395

Originally published in 1990, this work analyses the use of contemporary computer models to simulate urban systems. The work deals with the two significant traditions of model-building: firstly the building of integrated models following the seminal research of Lowry first published in 1964, but with relatively simple submodels; and secondly, intensive research on particular submodels with a variety of techniques. This volume constructs a model-building exercise which integrates the two traditions: an integrated model (in a modular form with alternative components) using the most advanced submodels. The book concludes with a presentation of an example of an operational model of this type.

Urban and Regional Agriculture

Urban and Regional Agriculture
Author: Peter Droege
Publisher: Academic Press
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2022-12-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0128202874

Urban and Regional Agriculture: Building Resilient Food Systems explores the sustainable integration of food provision, distribution and consumption through urban farms, agricultural systems, user communities and structural facilities designed to optimize food production and consumption. The book addresses the fundamental and pressing challenges of urban planning problems, waste minimization, food sourcing, access and equity issues, and multiple land use optimization. Sections cover the need and opportunities of urban agriculture, discuss tradition and transition, space and regulatory topics, explore the range of urban agriculture options (aquaculture to urban permaculture), discuss support structures and constructs of physically creating urban agricultural areas, and much more. Edited and authored by leading experts in the field, this volume will be valuable for those working to address issues of food security in urban environments. - Integrates agriculture and urban settings to improve food security - Examines relevant considerations, from development to the regulation of food system architectures - Provides regionally specific considerations to guide effective and efficient implementation

Handbook of Cities and Networks

Handbook of Cities and Networks
Author: Neal, Zachary P.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2021-07-31
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 178811471X

This Handbook of Cities and Networks provides a cutting-edge overview of research on how economic, social and transportation networks affect processes both in and between cities. Exploring the ways in which cities connect and intertwine, it offers a varied set of collaborations, highlighting different theoretical, historical and methodological perspectives.

Store Choice, Store Location and Market Analysis (Routledge Revivals)

Store Choice, Store Location and Market Analysis (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Neil Wrigley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317567730

This book, first published in 1988, brings together leading researchers from both the retailing business and the academic world to discuss the latest techniques of analysis and forecasting in the fields of store choice, store location, and market analysis. Its rationale is the major restructuring of the UK retailing industry which has taken place over the past twenty years, and the profound implications of that restructuring for the type of research necessary to understand, maintain and enhance corporate responsibility. The contributors present accounts of the development of new and original methods for retail analysis and forecasting purposes. They lay stress upon practical methods which are accurate and robust, and which can operate with the type of data typically available to retailers. The book will provide a major work of reference for retailers, market researchers, retail analysts, estate managers, urban planners and geographers in many countries.

Emergent Phenomena in Housing Markets

Emergent Phenomena in Housing Markets
Author: Lidia Diappi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2012-08-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3790828645

The housing market, like every market, is the product of thousands of interacting buyers and sellers driven by different interests. But unlike other markets, the housing market is able to profoundly transform the socioeconomic structure and the image of a city. Very often, changes in urban space are the result of the imperceptible operation of a multitude of micro-transformations which act with such great energy and decisiveness that they can transform the ‘DNA’ of entire urban neighborhoods. These qualitative novelties, unpredictable and non-deducible on the basis of the previous properties, are defined emergences. Namely emergence means a ‘pattern formation’ characterized by a self-organizing process driven by non-linear dynamics. This book explores housing market emergence in light of three different phenomena: search for housing, social polarization, and gentrification. The book is divided into two parts. The first part presents contributions on modelling emergence of different phenomena, formalised in multi-agent systems. The second part gathers empirical research and analyses aimed at supporting the findings of the models.