Complexity and the inherent limits of explanation and prediction: Urban codes for self-organising cities

Planning Theory

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 248-267

  Moroni, Stefano ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

complexity; explanation; prediction; regulation; self organisation

Indexed keywords

LAND USE PLANNING; PLANNING THEORY; REGULATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL POLICY; SPATIAL PLANNING; URBAN PLANNING; URBAN SOCIETY;

EID: 84937030399     PISSN: 14730952     EISSN: 17413052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473095214521104     Document Type: Article

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