NTL Record

Title The Dynamics of Urban Evolution: Volume II. Intra-Urban Evolution
Record ID 50283
Personal Name
Creator
Allen, P. M.; Denenbourg, J. L.; Sanglier, M.; Boon, F.; DePalma, A.
Source 139p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Special Programs Administration
Publication Date 19781001
Language English
Abstract In this report the concept of "order by fluctuation," that has appeared recently in physico-chemical and biological systems, is applied to the description of urban growth. It is shown that fluctuations play a vital role in the evolutionary process of urban growth. The evolution of a complex system cannot be known simply by studying the deterministic equations describing the system. It is necessary, in addition, to study the effects of fluctuations or historical accident which can drive the system to new modes of behavior. Taking account of both the deterministic elements of urban growth and the occurrence of fluctuations in population in an urban region, a transportation-sensitive, dynamic model of the evolution of the spatial distribution of urban populations was developed. This is the second of two volumes. Volume I presented a model of the evolution of the organization of urban centers.
Rosap ID dot:11675
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11675
TRT Terms Economic factors; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Population; Simulation; Socioeconomic factors; Sociology; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban transportation
Classification NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Travel Demand;
NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - PLANNING AND POLICY;
NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Land Use;
NTL - PLANNING AND POLICY - Transit Planning and Policy;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Social Impacts;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Planning and Policy
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Report Number DOT-TSC-RSPA-78-20.II
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/50000/50200/50283/DOT-TSC-RSPA-78-20-2.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository