Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth

Jean Cavailhès; Pierre Frankhauser; Geoffrey Caruso; Dominique  Peesters; Isabelle Thomas; Gilles Vuidel

Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth

Jean Cavailhès, Pierre Frankhauser, Geoffrey Caruso, Dominique Peesters, Isabelle Thomas, Gilles Vuidel

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Abstract

An urban microeconomic model of households evolving in a 2D cellular automata allows to simulate the growth of a metropolitan area where land is devoted to housing, road network and agricultural/green areas. This system is self-organised: based on individualistic decisions of economic agents who compete on the land market, the model generates a metropolitan area with houses, roads, and agriculture. Several simulation are performed. The results show strong similarities with physical Dieletric breackdown models (DBM). In particular, phase transitions in the urban morphology occur when a control parameter reaches critical values. Population density in our model and the electric potential in DBM play similar roles, which can explain these resemblances.

Translated title of the contribution	Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth
Original language	English
Title of host publication	Complex Sciences
Subtitle of host publication	First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009.
Editors	Jie Zhou
Publisher	Springer
Pages	417-428
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-642-02466-5
ISBN (Print)	978-3-642-02465-8
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST)
Publisher	Springer
Volume	4

Keywords

Fractal Dimension
Road Network
Cellular Automaton
Central Business District

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https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_40

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Cavailhès, J., Frankhauser, P., Caruso, G., Peesters, D., Thomas, I., & Vuidel, G. (2009). Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth. In J. Zhou (Ed.), Complex Sciences: First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. (pp. 417-428). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST); Vol. 4). Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_40

Cavailhès, Jean ; Frankhauser, Pierre ; Caruso, Geoffrey et al. / Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth. Complex Sciences: First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. . editor / Jie Zhou. Springer, 2009. pp. 417-428 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST)).

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Cavailhès, J, Frankhauser, P, Caruso, G, Peesters, D, Thomas, I & Vuidel, G 2009, Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth. in J Zhou (ed.), Complex Sciences: First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. . Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST), vol. 4, Springer, pp. 417-428. <https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-02466-5_40>

Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth. / Cavailhès, Jean; Frankhauser, Pierre; Caruso, Geoffrey et al.
Complex Sciences: First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. . ed. / Jie Zhou. Springer, 2009. p. 417-428 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST); Vol. 4).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

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Cavailhès J, Frankhauser P, Caruso G, Peesters D, Thomas I, Vuidel G. Morphological similarities between DBM and an economic geography model of city growth. In Zhou J, editor, Complex Sciences: First International Conference, Complex 2009, Shanghai, China, February 23-25, 2009. . Springer. 2009. p. 417-428. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering book series (LNICST)).