List 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.
The new science of cities by Michael Batty. ISBN 9780262019521. Published by MIT Press in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.