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Entropy in urban and regional modelling / / A. G. Wilson
| Entropy in urban and regional modelling / / A. G. Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson A. G (Alan Geoffrey), <1939-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1216 |
| Collana | Routledge revivals |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Mathematical models
Regional planning - Mathematical models |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-203-14260-8
1-283-96773-1 1-136-49853-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Entropy in Urban and Regional Modelling; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; 1 What is entropy?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Three views of entropy; 1.2.1 The relationship of entropy to probability and uncertainty; 1.2.2 The entropy of a probability distribution; 1.2.3 Entropy and Bayesian statistics; 1.3 The application of the concept of entropy; 1.3.1 Summary of types of application; 1.3.2 Hypothesis generation; 1.3.3 Interpretation of theories; 1.3.4 The role of 'entropy' in the study of system dynamics
1.3.5 Review of interrelationship of entropy-maximising procedures and statistical analysis1.3.6 Other applications of the concept of 'entropy'; 2 Transport models: the theory of trip distribution, mode split, and route split; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The gravity model of trip distribution; 2.2.1 Derivation of the gravity model; 2.2.2 Interpretation of terms; 2.2.3 Validity of the method; 2.3 Generalised distribution models; 2.4 Modal-split implications; 2.5 Review of underlying behavioral hypotheses; 2.6 An alternative modal-split model; 2.7 Alternative estimates of composite impedance 2.8 Route split2.9 Concluding comments and discussion; 2.9.1 Introduction; 2.9.2 A simple example; 2.9.3 Alternative impedance functions; 2.9.4 Alternative allocation formulas; 2.9.5 Procedure for estimating models; 2.9.6 A note on forecasting; 3 Interregional commodity flows; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The problems to be studied; 3.1.2 Relevance to other problems; 3.1.3 Notation; 3.2 Gravity models; 3.2.1 The Newtonian gravity model, and some heuristic developments; 3.2.2 The economists' gravity models; 3.2.3 Deficiencies of the gravity-model approach 3.3 Derivation of the family of gravity models using entropy-maximising methods3.4 The input-output model; 3.4.1 Principles of the single-region input-output model; 3.4.2 The Leontief-Strout multiregional framework; 3.5 Integrating the gravity and input-output model approaches; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Case (i): the unconstrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.3 Case (ii): the production-constrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.4 Case (iii): the attraction-constrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.5 Case (iv): the production-attraction-constrained gravity input-output model 3.5.6 A hybrid model for different commodity types3.6 Summary; 4 Location models; 4.1 Gravity models as location models; 4.2 Recreation; 4.3 Shopping; 4.4 Elementary models of residential location; 4.4.1 Introduction; 4.4.2 Gravity models to allocate households around workplaces; 4.4.3 A critical review; 4.4.4 Four types of location behaviour; quasi dynamics; 4.4.5 Disaggregation, with a simplifying assumption; 4.4.6 Removal of the simplifying assumption; 4.4.7 Modelling the supply side; 4.4.8 Further disaggregation; 4.4.9 Integrated models 5 Problems of missing or additional information in flow and location models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463421103321 |
Wilson A. G (Alan Geoffrey), <1939-, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Entropy in urban and regional modelling / / A. G. Wilson
| Entropy in urban and regional modelling / / A. G. Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson A. G (Alan Geoffrey), <1939-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1216 |
| Collana | Routledge revivals |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Mathematical models
Regional planning - Mathematical models |
| ISBN |
1-136-49852-4
0-203-14260-8 1-283-96773-1 1-136-49853-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Entropy in Urban and Regional Modelling; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; 1 What is entropy?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Three views of entropy; 1.2.1 The relationship of entropy to probability and uncertainty; 1.2.2 The entropy of a probability distribution; 1.2.3 Entropy and Bayesian statistics; 1.3 The application of the concept of entropy; 1.3.1 Summary of types of application; 1.3.2 Hypothesis generation; 1.3.3 Interpretation of theories; 1.3.4 The role of 'entropy' in the study of system dynamics
1.3.5 Review of interrelationship of entropy-maximising procedures and statistical analysis1.3.6 Other applications of the concept of 'entropy'; 2 Transport models: the theory of trip distribution, mode split, and route split; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The gravity model of trip distribution; 2.2.1 Derivation of the gravity model; 2.2.2 Interpretation of terms; 2.2.3 Validity of the method; 2.3 Generalised distribution models; 2.4 Modal-split implications; 2.5 Review of underlying behavioral hypotheses; 2.6 An alternative modal-split model; 2.7 Alternative estimates of composite impedance 2.8 Route split2.9 Concluding comments and discussion; 2.9.1 Introduction; 2.9.2 A simple example; 2.9.3 Alternative impedance functions; 2.9.4 Alternative allocation formulas; 2.9.5 Procedure for estimating models; 2.9.6 A note on forecasting; 3 Interregional commodity flows; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The problems to be studied; 3.1.2 Relevance to other problems; 3.1.3 Notation; 3.2 Gravity models; 3.2.1 The Newtonian gravity model, and some heuristic developments; 3.2.2 The economists' gravity models; 3.2.3 Deficiencies of the gravity-model approach 3.3 Derivation of the family of gravity models using entropy-maximising methods3.4 The input-output model; 3.4.1 Principles of the single-region input-output model; 3.4.2 The Leontief-Strout multiregional framework; 3.5 Integrating the gravity and input-output model approaches; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Case (i): the unconstrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.3 Case (ii): the production-constrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.4 Case (iii): the attraction-constrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.5 Case (iv): the production-attraction-constrained gravity input-output model 3.5.6 A hybrid model for different commodity types3.6 Summary; 4 Location models; 4.1 Gravity models as location models; 4.2 Recreation; 4.3 Shopping; 4.4 Elementary models of residential location; 4.4.1 Introduction; 4.4.2 Gravity models to allocate households around workplaces; 4.4.3 A critical review; 4.4.4 Four types of location behaviour; quasi dynamics; 4.4.5 Disaggregation, with a simplifying assumption; 4.4.6 Removal of the simplifying assumption; 4.4.7 Modelling the supply side; 4.4.8 Further disaggregation; 4.4.9 Integrated models 5 Problems of missing or additional information in flow and location models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786186903321 |
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Wilson A. G (Alan Geoffrey), <1939-, >
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||
| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Entropy in urban and regional modelling / / A. G. Wilson
| Entropy in urban and regional modelling / / A. G. Wilson |
| Autore | Wilson A. G (Alan Geoffrey), <1939-, > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 p.) |
| Disciplina | 307.1216 |
| Collana | Routledge revivals |
| Soggetto topico |
City planning - Mathematical models
Regional planning - Mathematical models |
| ISBN |
1-136-49852-4
0-203-14260-8 1-283-96773-1 1-136-49853-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Entropy in Urban and Regional Modelling; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Table of Contents; 1 What is entropy?; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Three views of entropy; 1.2.1 The relationship of entropy to probability and uncertainty; 1.2.2 The entropy of a probability distribution; 1.2.3 Entropy and Bayesian statistics; 1.3 The application of the concept of entropy; 1.3.1 Summary of types of application; 1.3.2 Hypothesis generation; 1.3.3 Interpretation of theories; 1.3.4 The role of 'entropy' in the study of system dynamics
1.3.5 Review of interrelationship of entropy-maximising procedures and statistical analysis1.3.6 Other applications of the concept of 'entropy'; 2 Transport models: the theory of trip distribution, mode split, and route split; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The gravity model of trip distribution; 2.2.1 Derivation of the gravity model; 2.2.2 Interpretation of terms; 2.2.3 Validity of the method; 2.3 Generalised distribution models; 2.4 Modal-split implications; 2.5 Review of underlying behavioral hypotheses; 2.6 An alternative modal-split model; 2.7 Alternative estimates of composite impedance 2.8 Route split2.9 Concluding comments and discussion; 2.9.1 Introduction; 2.9.2 A simple example; 2.9.3 Alternative impedance functions; 2.9.4 Alternative allocation formulas; 2.9.5 Procedure for estimating models; 2.9.6 A note on forecasting; 3 Interregional commodity flows; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The problems to be studied; 3.1.2 Relevance to other problems; 3.1.3 Notation; 3.2 Gravity models; 3.2.1 The Newtonian gravity model, and some heuristic developments; 3.2.2 The economists' gravity models; 3.2.3 Deficiencies of the gravity-model approach 3.3 Derivation of the family of gravity models using entropy-maximising methods3.4 The input-output model; 3.4.1 Principles of the single-region input-output model; 3.4.2 The Leontief-Strout multiregional framework; 3.5 Integrating the gravity and input-output model approaches; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Case (i): the unconstrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.3 Case (ii): the production-constrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.4 Case (iii): the attraction-constrained gravity input-output model; 3.5.5 Case (iv): the production-attraction-constrained gravity input-output model 3.5.6 A hybrid model for different commodity types3.6 Summary; 4 Location models; 4.1 Gravity models as location models; 4.2 Recreation; 4.3 Shopping; 4.4 Elementary models of residential location; 4.4.1 Introduction; 4.4.2 Gravity models to allocate households around workplaces; 4.4.3 A critical review; 4.4.4 Four types of location behaviour; quasi dynamics; 4.4.5 Disaggregation, with a simplifying assumption; 4.4.6 Removal of the simplifying assumption; 4.4.7 Modelling the supply side; 4.4.8 Further disaggregation; 4.4.9 Integrated models 5 Problems of missing or additional information in flow and location models |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818120703321 |
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Wilson A. G (Alan Geoffrey), <1939-, >
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| Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Integrating geographic information systems and agent-based modeling techniques for simulating social and ecological processes [[electronic resource] /] / editor, H. Randy Gimblett
| Integrating geographic information systems and agent-based modeling techniques for simulating social and ecological processes [[electronic resource] /] / editor, H. Randy Gimblett |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina |
304.2
304.2015118 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GimblettH. Randal (Howard Randal) |
| Collana | Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity |
| Soggetto topico |
Human geography - Mathematical models
Human ecology - Mathematical models Social ecology - Mathematical models Regional planning - Mathematical models Geographic information systems |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-756181-0
1-280-53137-1 0-19-803274-9 1-4294-0224-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Technologies for Modeling and Simulating Social and Ecological Phenomena; 2 Providing a Broad Spectrum of Agents in Spatially Explicit Simulation Models: The Gensim Approach; 3 Spatial Units as Agents: Making the Landscape an Equal Player in Agent-Based Simulations; 4 Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Modeling; 5 Management Application of an Agent-Based Model: Control of Cowbirds at the Landscape Scale
6 Integrating Spatial Data into an Agent-Based Modeling System: Ideas and Lessons from the Development of the Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation7 Models of Individual Decision Making in Agent-Based Simulation of Common-Pool-Resource Management Institutions; 8 An Agent-Based Approach to Environmental and Urban Systems within Geographic Information Systems; 9 Mobile Agents with Spatial Intelligence; 10 Simulating Wildland Recreation Use and Conflicting Spatial Interactions using Rule-Driven Intelligent Agents 11 An Intelligent Agent-Based Model for Simulating and Evaluating River Trip Scenerios along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park12 Agent-Based Simulations of Household Decision Making and Land Use Change near Altamira, Brazil; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451712503321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Integrating geographic information systems and agent-based modeling techniques for simulating social and ecological processes [[electronic resource] /] / editor, H. Randy Gimblett
| Integrating geographic information systems and agent-based modeling techniques for simulating social and ecological processes [[electronic resource] /] / editor, H. Randy Gimblett |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina |
304.2
304.2015118 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GimblettH. Randal (Howard Randal) |
| Collana | Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity |
| Soggetto topico |
Human geography - Mathematical models
Human ecology - Mathematical models Social ecology - Mathematical models Regional planning - Mathematical models Geographic information systems |
| ISBN |
0-19-756181-0
1-280-53137-1 0-19-803274-9 1-4294-0224-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Technologies for Modeling and Simulating Social and Ecological Phenomena; 2 Providing a Broad Spectrum of Agents in Spatially Explicit Simulation Models: The Gensim Approach; 3 Spatial Units as Agents: Making the Landscape an Equal Player in Agent-Based Simulations; 4 Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Modeling; 5 Management Application of an Agent-Based Model: Control of Cowbirds at the Landscape Scale
6 Integrating Spatial Data into an Agent-Based Modeling System: Ideas and Lessons from the Development of the Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation7 Models of Individual Decision Making in Agent-Based Simulation of Common-Pool-Resource Management Institutions; 8 An Agent-Based Approach to Environmental and Urban Systems within Geographic Information Systems; 9 Mobile Agents with Spatial Intelligence; 10 Simulating Wildland Recreation Use and Conflicting Spatial Interactions using Rule-Driven Intelligent Agents 11 An Intelligent Agent-Based Model for Simulating and Evaluating River Trip Scenerios along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park12 Agent-Based Simulations of Household Decision Making and Land Use Change near Altamira, Brazil; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777615803321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Integrating geographic information systems and agent-based modeling techniques for simulating social and ecological processes / / editor, H. Randy Gimblett
| Integrating geographic information systems and agent-based modeling techniques for simulating social and ecological processes / / editor, H. Randy Gimblett |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (342 p.) |
| Disciplina |
304.2
304.2015118 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GimblettH. Randal (Howard Randal) |
| Collana | Santa Fe Institute studies in the sciences of complexity |
| Soggetto topico |
Human geography - Mathematical models
Human ecology - Mathematical models Social ecology - Mathematical models Regional planning - Mathematical models Geographic information systems |
| ISBN |
0-19-756181-0
1-280-53137-1 0-19-803274-9 1-4294-0224-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Technologies for Modeling and Simulating Social and Ecological Phenomena; 2 Providing a Broad Spectrum of Agents in Spatially Explicit Simulation Models: The Gensim Approach; 3 Spatial Units as Agents: Making the Landscape an Equal Player in Agent-Based Simulations; 4 Geographic Information Systems and Agent-Based Modeling; 5 Management Application of an Agent-Based Model: Control of Cowbirds at the Landscape Scale
6 Integrating Spatial Data into an Agent-Based Modeling System: Ideas and Lessons from the Development of the Across-Trophic-Level System Simulation7 Models of Individual Decision Making in Agent-Based Simulation of Common-Pool-Resource Management Institutions; 8 An Agent-Based Approach to Environmental and Urban Systems within Geographic Information Systems; 9 Mobile Agents with Spatial Intelligence; 10 Simulating Wildland Recreation Use and Conflicting Spatial Interactions using Rule-Driven Intelligent Agents 11 An Intelligent Agent-Based Model for Simulating and Evaluating River Trip Scenerios along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park12 Agent-Based Simulations of Household Decision Making and Land Use Change near Altamira, Brazil; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816727103321 |
| Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The modeling process in geography [[electronic resource] ] : from determinism to complexity / / edited by Yves Guermond
| The modeling process in geography [[electronic resource] ] : from determinism to complexity / / edited by Yves Guermond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.1/2
910.285 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GuermondYves |
| Collana | ISTE |
| Soggetto topico |
Regional planning - Mathematical models
Human geography - Mathematical models Geographic information systems Spatial analysis (Statistics) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-25385-9
9786613814500 0-470-61172-3 0-470-60804-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Modeling Process in Geography: From Determinism to Complexity; Table of Contents; Foreword. The Taste for Measuring and Modeling; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. The Place of Both the Model and Modeling in HSS; 1.1. Models and modeling: definitions; 1.2. The mathematical concept of a model; 1.2.1. The semantic conception; 1.2.2. The empirical concept; 1.2.3. Links between the mathematical model and its object; 1.3. Is there a specificity of HSS?; 1.4. Modeling: explain to understand?; 1.5. Bibliography; Chapter 2. From Classic Models to Incremental Models
2.1. The geographic "object"2.2. Lessons from the "classic models"; 2.3. Introduction to dynamics and auto-organization; 2.4. From auto-organization to complexity; 2.5. Spatial agents; 2.6. Incremental modeling; 2.7. Bibliography; Chapter 3. The Formalization of Knowledge in a Reality Simplifying System; 3.1. Formalizing a complex cultural system using a series of perspectives; 3.1.1. An initial perspective on culture and the city: the French example; 3.1.2. A simplification of the cultural system in place in France that is transposable to other countries; 3.1.3. Culture: possible measures 3.1.4. Culture in a centralized state: a French diagnostic turned towards the elaboration of a transposable investigation protocol3.1.5. The necessary re-formulation of knowledge to overcome the successive and qualitative steps of advancement; 3.2. Differentiation of the system of cities by culture: contribution of the spatial analysis for testing the "global cultural model"; 3.2.1. A methodological investigation to define the cultural potential of British and French cities and their competitive capacity 3.2.2. A comparative intra-urban study of two cities: similar disparities at the heart of the urban areas of Rouen and Brighton3.3. Alternative formalizations; 3.3.1. Measuring urban cultural potential; 3.3.2. A way to better define the global operation of the cultural system; 3.4. Conclusion; 3.5. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Modeling and Territorial Forecasting: Issues at Stake in the Modeling of Réunion's Spatial System; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. A few major theoretical breakthroughs for modeling spatial complexity; 4.3. Modeling and territorial forecasting of the socio-spatial system of Réunion 4.3.1. Spatial complexity and social urgency in Réunion or future deviations4.3.2. The trend scenarios or the probable future; 4.3.3. Catastrophic scenarios/unacceptable futures; 4.3.4. Reformist scenarios/desirable futures; 4.4. Modeling of Réunion's socio-spatial system; 4.4.1. Graphic modeling of Réunion's complexity; 4.5. Towards a modeling of the dynamics of Réunion's system; 4.6. Conclusion; 4.7. Bibliography; Chapter 5. One Model May Conceal Another: Models of Health Geographies; 5.1. Modeling in order to surpass descriptions?; 5.2. Mode of the models and models in vogue 5.2.1. Modeling of healthcare provision |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139506703321 |
| Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The modeling process in geography [[electronic resource] ] : from determinism to complexity / / edited by Yves Guermond
| The modeling process in geography [[electronic resource] ] : from determinism to complexity / / edited by Yves Guermond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.1/2
910.285 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GuermondYves |
| Collana | ISTE |
| Soggetto topico |
Regional planning - Mathematical models
Human geography - Mathematical models Geographic information systems Spatial analysis (Statistics) |
| ISBN |
1-282-25385-9
9786613814500 0-470-61172-3 0-470-60804-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Modeling Process in Geography: From Determinism to Complexity; Table of Contents; Foreword. The Taste for Measuring and Modeling; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. The Place of Both the Model and Modeling in HSS; 1.1. Models and modeling: definitions; 1.2. The mathematical concept of a model; 1.2.1. The semantic conception; 1.2.2. The empirical concept; 1.2.3. Links between the mathematical model and its object; 1.3. Is there a specificity of HSS?; 1.4. Modeling: explain to understand?; 1.5. Bibliography; Chapter 2. From Classic Models to Incremental Models
2.1. The geographic "object"2.2. Lessons from the "classic models"; 2.3. Introduction to dynamics and auto-organization; 2.4. From auto-organization to complexity; 2.5. Spatial agents; 2.6. Incremental modeling; 2.7. Bibliography; Chapter 3. The Formalization of Knowledge in a Reality Simplifying System; 3.1. Formalizing a complex cultural system using a series of perspectives; 3.1.1. An initial perspective on culture and the city: the French example; 3.1.2. A simplification of the cultural system in place in France that is transposable to other countries; 3.1.3. Culture: possible measures 3.1.4. Culture in a centralized state: a French diagnostic turned towards the elaboration of a transposable investigation protocol3.1.5. The necessary re-formulation of knowledge to overcome the successive and qualitative steps of advancement; 3.2. Differentiation of the system of cities by culture: contribution of the spatial analysis for testing the "global cultural model"; 3.2.1. A methodological investigation to define the cultural potential of British and French cities and their competitive capacity 3.2.2. A comparative intra-urban study of two cities: similar disparities at the heart of the urban areas of Rouen and Brighton3.3. Alternative formalizations; 3.3.1. Measuring urban cultural potential; 3.3.2. A way to better define the global operation of the cultural system; 3.4. Conclusion; 3.5. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Modeling and Territorial Forecasting: Issues at Stake in the Modeling of Réunion's Spatial System; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. A few major theoretical breakthroughs for modeling spatial complexity; 4.3. Modeling and territorial forecasting of the socio-spatial system of Réunion 4.3.1. Spatial complexity and social urgency in Réunion or future deviations4.3.2. The trend scenarios or the probable future; 4.3.3. Catastrophic scenarios/unacceptable futures; 4.3.4. Reformist scenarios/desirable futures; 4.4. Modeling of Réunion's socio-spatial system; 4.4.1. Graphic modeling of Réunion's complexity; 4.5. Towards a modeling of the dynamics of Réunion's system; 4.6. Conclusion; 4.7. Bibliography; Chapter 5. One Model May Conceal Another: Models of Health Geographies; 5.1. Modeling in order to surpass descriptions?; 5.2. Mode of the models and models in vogue 5.2.1. Modeling of healthcare provision |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830952003321 |
| Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The modeling process in geography : from determinism to complexity / / edited by Yves Guermond
| The modeling process in geography : from determinism to complexity / / edited by Yves Guermond |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (378 p.) |
| Disciplina |
307.1/2
910.285 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GuermondYves |
| Collana | ISTE |
| Soggetto topico |
Regional planning - Mathematical models
Human geography - Mathematical models Geographic information systems Spatial analysis (Statistics) |
| ISBN |
1-282-25385-9
9786613814500 0-470-61172-3 0-470-60804-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Modeling Process in Geography: From Determinism to Complexity; Table of Contents; Foreword. The Taste for Measuring and Modeling; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. The Place of Both the Model and Modeling in HSS; 1.1. Models and modeling: definitions; 1.2. The mathematical concept of a model; 1.2.1. The semantic conception; 1.2.2. The empirical concept; 1.2.3. Links between the mathematical model and its object; 1.3. Is there a specificity of HSS?; 1.4. Modeling: explain to understand?; 1.5. Bibliography; Chapter 2. From Classic Models to Incremental Models
2.1. The geographic "object"2.2. Lessons from the "classic models"; 2.3. Introduction to dynamics and auto-organization; 2.4. From auto-organization to complexity; 2.5. Spatial agents; 2.6. Incremental modeling; 2.7. Bibliography; Chapter 3. The Formalization of Knowledge in a Reality Simplifying System; 3.1. Formalizing a complex cultural system using a series of perspectives; 3.1.1. An initial perspective on culture and the city: the French example; 3.1.2. A simplification of the cultural system in place in France that is transposable to other countries; 3.1.3. Culture: possible measures 3.1.4. Culture in a centralized state: a French diagnostic turned towards the elaboration of a transposable investigation protocol3.1.5. The necessary re-formulation of knowledge to overcome the successive and qualitative steps of advancement; 3.2. Differentiation of the system of cities by culture: contribution of the spatial analysis for testing the "global cultural model"; 3.2.1. A methodological investigation to define the cultural potential of British and French cities and their competitive capacity 3.2.2. A comparative intra-urban study of two cities: similar disparities at the heart of the urban areas of Rouen and Brighton3.3. Alternative formalizations; 3.3.1. Measuring urban cultural potential; 3.3.2. A way to better define the global operation of the cultural system; 3.4. Conclusion; 3.5. Bibliography; Chapter 4. Modeling and Territorial Forecasting: Issues at Stake in the Modeling of Réunion's Spatial System; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. A few major theoretical breakthroughs for modeling spatial complexity; 4.3. Modeling and territorial forecasting of the socio-spatial system of Réunion 4.3.1. Spatial complexity and social urgency in Réunion or future deviations4.3.2. The trend scenarios or the probable future; 4.3.3. Catastrophic scenarios/unacceptable futures; 4.3.4. Reformist scenarios/desirable futures; 4.4. Modeling of Réunion's socio-spatial system; 4.4.1. Graphic modeling of Réunion's complexity; 4.5. Towards a modeling of the dynamics of Réunion's system; 4.6. Conclusion; 4.7. Bibliography; Chapter 5. One Model May Conceal Another: Models of Health Geographies; 5.1. Modeling in order to surpass descriptions?; 5.2. Mode of the models and models in vogue 5.2.1. Modeling of healthcare provision |
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| Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
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Strategies, models, and economic theories of development in rural regions [by Brian J. L. Berry
| Strategies, models, and economic theories of development in rural regions [by Brian J. L. Berry |
| Autore | Berry, Brian J. L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington]Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture[1967] |
| Descrizione fisica | iv, 43 p. : maps ; 26 cm |
| Disciplina | 338.1 |
| Collana | Agricultural economic report 127 |
| Soggetto topico | Regional planning - Mathematical models |
| ISBN | 9781249314462 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991002525349707536 |
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| Washington]Economic Research Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture[1967] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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