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
Temas:
Cities and towns > United States > Congresses > Growth.
Infrastructure (Economics) > United States > Congresses.
Public works > United States > Congresses.
Villes > États-Unis > Congrès > Croissance.
Infrastructure (Economics)
Public works
United States
Conference papers and proceedings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

Ejemplares similares