THE GROWTH OF AN URBAN CLUSTER INTO A DYNAMIC SELF-MODIFYING SPATIAL PATTERN

In this study the author analyses the growth of an urban cluster resulting from interaction with a dynamic spatial pattern comprised of cells and roads. In this case, the cells grow in an irregular pattern and can change in number and state, and the roads direct the growth pattern of the urban cluster and stimulate cell generation. The coupled effects of a cellular mechanism and a road network and the long-distance effects determined by spatial mobility are presented in two forms: first in a theoretical framework, and then through numerical simulation in which various sets of key parameters are utilised. A model is proposed in which growth is related to the fractal dimension of the cluster. Finally, conclusions are drawn for the long-run effects of morphology modification in relation to land use and to spatial pattern. (A)

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• Authors:
  • SEMBOLONI, F
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 549-64
• Serial:
  • Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Pion Limited
  • ISSN: 0265-8135

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highways; Land use; Mathematical models; Networks; Shape; Urban areas; Urban development
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• ITRD Terms: 2755: Highway; 356: Land use; 6473: Mathematical model; 1054: Network (traffic); 9073: Shape; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Highways; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796580
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Aug 2 2000 12:00AM