Synergetic Cities: Information, Steady State and Phase Transition: Implications to Urban Scaling, Smart Cities and Planning

by Hermann Haken and Juval Portugali

The book offers a novel approach to the study of the complex dynamics of cities. It is based on (1) Synergetics as a science of cooperation and selforganization, (2) information theory including semantic and pragmatic aspects, and optimization principles, (3) a theory of steady state maintenance, and of (4) phase transition, i.e. qualitative changes of structure or behavior.

From this novel theoretical vantage point, the book addresses particularly...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030634566
• ISBN13: 9783030634568
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"