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Cities and Their Vital Systems : Infrastructure Past, Present, and Future.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, National Academy of Engineering
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1988.
Colección:Series on technology and social priorities Cities and their vital systems
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cities and Their Vital Systems -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Cities and Infrastructure: Synthesis and Perspectives -- REFERENCES -- 2 The Dynamic Characterization of Cities -- EVOLUTION OF A CITY -- COMPARISON OF CITIES -- DATA COLLECTION AND INTERPRETATION -- Statistical Analysis -- Data Presentation and Results -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX A SELECTED STUDY VARIABLES: EXPLANATORY NOTES -- APPENDIX B CHARACTERISTICS OF EIGHT U.S. CITIES (ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES) -- 3 How Cities Grew in the Western World: A Systems Approach 
505 8 |a A DUAL MODEL OF URBAN SYSTEMS: ECONOMIC EXCHANGE AND SPATIAL CONFIGURATIONSTHE DYNAMICS OF GROWTH AND CHANGE -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURES -- REFERENCES -- 4 Urban Systems and Historical Path Dependence -- THE EVOLUTION OF LOCATIONAL PATTERNS: THREE MODELS -- Model I. Pure Necessity: Location under Independent Preferences -- Model 2. Pure Chance: Location by Spin-Off -- Model 3. Chance and Necessity: Location under Agglomeration Economies -- PATH-DEPENDENCE AND CONVEXITY -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 An Economic Model of Urban Growth 
504 |a ""REFERENCES""""APPENDIX""; ""6 Growth of U.S. Cities and Recent Trends in Urban Real Estate Values""; ""DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL METROPOLITAN INFRASTRUCTURE""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE LESSONS FROM GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY""; ""PAYING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE NEW SERVICE ECONOMY""; ""INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE LOCAL SCALE""; ""HOUSEHOLDS AND HOUSING UNITS IN THE LARGEST CITIES""; ""Socioeconomic Status of Households""; ""Stage in the Household Life Cycle""; ""Race and Ethnicity""; ""SOCIAL STATUS AND HOUSING VALUE OF NEIGHBORHOODS""; ""Chicago""; ""Los Angeles""; ""New York City"" 
505 8 |a COMPARING CENTRAL CITY AND METROPOLITAN AREA HOUSING VALUESCONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 7 Infrastructures for Movement: Past and Future -- METHODOLOGY -- Case 1: The Malthusian Population -- Case 2: One-to-One Competition -- Case 3: Multiple Competition -- AIR TRANSPORT -- 1995 AND BEYOND -- MOVING ENERGY -- Coal -- Oil -- Natural Gas -- Nuclear Energy -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- Special Cases: The Malthusian Case -- One-to-One Competition Case -- Multiple Competition Case 
505 8 |a 8 Dynamics and Replacement of U.S. Transport InfrastructuresTRANSPORTATION -- Aircraft -- The Automobile -- Railroads -- Canals -- Transport Infrastructure -- PRIMARY ENERGY -- Energy Consumption -- Energy Substitution -- Crude Oil and Natural Gas Transport -- CONCLUSIONS -- APPENDIX -- Estimation Methods for the Logistic Growth Function -- The Technological Substitution Models and Parameter Estimates -- NOTES -- Bibliography -- 9 Air Traffic Congestion: Problems and Prospects -- CAUSES OF AIRPORT CONGESTION -- PROSPECTS FOR IMPROVEMENT 
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