1st Edition

Operational Urban Models An Introduction

By David Foot Copyright 1981
252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

252 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1981. Urban modelling techniques are an established tool in assessing the possible repercussions of major changes in land use. This book is an introductory guide to the various models that have been developed and to how they can be applied in planning practice, particularly with relation to land use activities such as residential, industrial and retail development, and changes... Read more

Acknowledgements;  List of Figures;  List of Tables;  Preface;  1. Modelling the Urban System  2. Building an Operational Urban Model  3. Retail Shopping Models  4. Spatial Interaction Models  5. A General Urban Model: The Garin-Lowry Model  6. Linear Urban Models  7. Optimizing Models  8. Using Urban Models;  Bibliography;  Author Index;  Subject Index

Biography

David Foot