01359    a2200253   4500001001100000005001700011008003900028020001800067037003600085040000700121041000800128072001400136072001200150072002100162072002100183072001800204100001900222245007200241250000600313260003200319300001000351520073100361999001301092905699071320250317100354.0250312041998GB                   eng    a9789056990718  bTaylor & FranciscGBP 55.99fBB  a01  aeng7 aRN2thema7 aRN2bic7 aARC0080002bisac7 aSCI0260002bisac7 a307.762bisac1 aPeter M. Allen10aCities and Regions as Self-Organizing SystemsbModels of Complexity  a1  aOxfordbRoutledgec19980225  a296 p  bA clear methodological and philosophical introduction to complexity theory as applied to urban and regional systems is given, together with a detailed series of modelling case studies compiled over the last couple of decades. Based on the new 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. The aim of these models is to help policy analysis and decision-making in urban and regional planning, energy  policy, transport policy, and many other areas of service provision, infrastructure planning, and investment that are necessary for a successful society.  c476d476