List of figures
List of tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
Preamble
Prerequisites and foundations
Building a science of cities
EBB and flow : interaction, gravity, and potential
Connections and correlations : the science of networks
The science of cities
The growth of cities : rank, size, and clocks
Hierarchies and networks
Urban structure as space syntax
Distance in complex networks
Fractal growth and form
Urban simulation
The science of design
Hierarchical design
Markovian design machines
A theory for collective action
Urban development as exchange
Plan design as committee decision-making
Conclusions: a future science
References
Author index
Subject index.