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Planning within Complex Urban Systems

Planning within Complex Urban Systems

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Urban planning is essential for developing and developed countries due to rapid urbanization. This book introduces an axiomatic/experimental approach to urban planning and addresses the criticism of the lack of a theoretical foundation. It emphasizes the importance of planning from within cities as complex systems and provides policy implications for Chinese cities.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 30 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd


Urban planning has become increasingly important in the face of rapid urbanization in many developing and developed countries. This book introduces an axiomatic/experimental approach to urban planning and addresses the criticism of the lack of a theoretical foundation in urban planning. The book is timely in its depiction of cities as complex systems and explains why planning from within is useful in the face of urban complexity. It also includes policy implications for Chinese cities in the context of axiomatic/experimental planning theory.

Urban planning has become increasingly important in the face of rapid urbanization in many developing and developed countries. This book introduces an axiomatic/experimental approach to urban planning and addresses the criticism of the lack of a theoretical foundation in urban planning. The book is timely in its depiction of cities as complex systems and explains why planning from within is useful in the face of urban complexity. It also includes policy implications for Chinese cities in the context of axiomatic/experimental planning theory.

Urban planning has become increasingly important in the face of rapid urbanization in many developing and developed countries. This book introduces an axiomatic/experimental approach to urban planning and addresses the criticism of the lack of a theoretical foundation in urban planning. The book is timely in its depiction of cities as complex systems and explains why planning from within is useful in the face of urban complexity. It also includes policy implications for Chinese cities in the context of axiomatic/experimental planning theory.

Urban planning has become increasingly important in the face of rapid urbanization in many developing and developed countries. This book introduces an axiomatic/experimental approach to urban planning and addresses the criticism of the lack of a theoretical foundation in urban planning. The book is timely in its depiction of cities as complex systems and explains why planning from within is useful in the face of urban complexity. It also includes policy implications for Chinese cities in the context of axiomatic/experimental planning theory.

Weight: 590g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367566814

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