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Venues can unsettle sedimented patterns of segregation under certain conditions: addendum to “Venues and segregation: A revised Schelling model”
lineGenerative models of urban form In Venues and segregation: A revised Schelling model we demonstrate that venues can play a crucial role in shaping urban evolution, in particular through influencing broader patterns of integration and segregation. Due to space considerations, we could not include a key study in the paper. This study investigates whether and how…
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New paper published! Venues and segregation: A revised Schelling model
lineGenerative models of urban form It goes without saying that most of our lives are spent in buildings. Less obvious are the implications of this obvious fact. Consider a two-dimensional map. It presents a smooth surface, but the reality it represents is warped. Certain points on it support more interaction than others: the ones with…
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new paper published! A Markov model of urban evolution: Neighbourhood change as a complex process
lineGenerative models of urban form Continuing themes discussed in an earlier post, this paper develops a Markov model of urban evolution, using Toronto as a case study. The paper is available here (free and open access!). It builds out the implications of some common experiences. We’ve all probably noticed that some parts of cities change fast and others look…
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Seminar with Yaara Rosner-Manor
linePopulation formetics and the circulation of urban forms In the the third instalment of this year’s seminar series, we continued to host a dialogue about the adaptation of evolutionary thinking to the study of cities. We were delighted to host Ya’ara Rosner-Manor from Ben-Gurion University and the Urban Clinic. Dr. Rosner-Manor is the author of very interesting research on…
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New paper published! Reading the city through its neighbourhoods: Deep text embeddings of Yelp reviews as a basis for determining similarity and change
lineMapping the evolution of cities A central component of our model of urban evolution is Signals. Signals are representations or messages that convey information about the forms, groups, and activities that characterize a place. In the contemporary city, social media review sites are increasingly important Signals. They mediate the information a potential user receives about…
