New Free Software Can Radically Change City Planning Worldwide
Monday, August 20, 2012 - 14:20
in Mathematics & Economics
A version of this article with less scientific details (so easier to read) can be found here.A team of Portuguese researchers have developed a mathematical tool that can classify any region in the world according to its pattern of development into one of 5 types, each with specific characteristics and predictable behaviours that call for different interventions and policy measures. The discovery, just out in Nature’s Scientific Reports, represents a major step towards a new type to city planning - objective and most importantly, independent of personal visions, interests and politics. read more