Title: Toward modelling poor cities : a review of urban economic and planning models
Abstract:This paper explores the possibilities of applying current urban modelling techniques to cities in LDCs. Urban models are divided into two classes: analytic models and operational or policy-oriented mo...This paper explores the possibilities of applying current urban modelling techniques to cities in LDCs. Urban models are divided into two classes: analytic models and operational or policy-oriented models. The former attempt to offer basic insights into urban form and should be regarded as conceptual building blocks towards more realistic models. The latter, which require the use of a computer, attempt to distribute activities spatially in a city. These models reproduce current city structures fairly accurately but, given the rapidly changing conditions of LDC cities, have limited usefulness as predictive or planning tools. Three distinct models are presented for urban modelling in LDC cities: the multi-level approach of the Master Planning Commission of Stockholm; the Urban Institute Housing Model; and the Apps' model of housing demand. The major conclusion of this paper is that analytic and operational models for LDC cities must be developed simultaneously, and that operational models should be of small, sketch-planning types while analytic models can be more disaggregated.Read More
Publication Year: 1976
Publication Date: 1976-04-30
Language: en
Type: review
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