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Evolving Cities: Geocomputation in Territorial Planning
Contributor(s): Diappi, Lidia (Editor)
ISBN: 0754641945     ISBN-13: 9780754641940
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $161.50  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: October 2004
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BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Certification Guides - General
- Political Science | Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Development
- Science | Earth Sciences - Geography
Dewey: 307.121
LCCN: 2004047676
Series: Urban and Regional Planning and Development
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.16 lbs) 244 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
Geocomputation has come of age. The whirlwind of change experienced in Geographical Information Science (GIS) - developments in IT, and new data gathering and earth observing technologies - has taken GIS beyond mere data and towards its analysis, modeling, and use in problem solving. Geocomputation is now at the dynamic edge of this revolution. Bringing together the leading researchers in geocomputation, this volume provides an up-to-date overview of the development of new artificial intelligence principles and technologies (NN, CA, Multi-agent Systems and Evolutionary Algorithms) used for the analysis, development and evaluation of urban planning policies and programmes. Charting the new approaches to data-processing, the book provides pointers on how to harness these technologies, advancing the knowledge level of planning by multiplying the information capacity of GIS, and offering a new approach to territorial modeling and micro-scale descriptions of socio-economic, behavioural and micro-spatial theories of urban processes and land use change.