Urban design, urban simulation, and the need for computational tools

IBM Journal of Research and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages

  Besserud, Keith ^a   Hussey, Thomas ^a  

^a Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS; CURRENT STATUS; DESIGN THEORY; LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIPS; SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DESIGNERS;

RESEARCH;

DESIGN;

EID: 81155138963     PISSN: 00188646     EISSN: 21518556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1147/JRD.2010.2097091     Document Type: Article

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