Contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
Preamble
 

I Foundations and Prerequisites

1 Building a Science of Cities
2 Ebb and Flow: Interaction, Gravity, and Potential 47
3 Connections and Correlations: The Science of Networks
 

II The Science of Cities

4 The Growth of Cities: Rank, Size, and Clocks
5 Hierarchies and Networks
6 Urban Structure as Space Syntax
7 Distance in Complex Networks
8 Fractal Growth and Form
9 Urban Simulation
 

III The Science of Design

10 Hierarchical Design
11 Markovian Design Machines
12 A Theory for Collective Action
13 Urban Development as Exchange
14 Plan Design as Committee Decision Making
 
Conclusions: A Future Science
 
References
Author Index
Subject Index