The mathematical model of urban dynamics introduced in an earlier paper is applied to a case study in a small region in the southern part of Switzerland. The model mixes the point of view of cellular automata (cellular decomposition of the space, neighbourhood relations among cells, dynamics...

A new modelling framework for the study of the dynamics of urban systems is proposed. We generalize the notion of cellular automaton, using continuous variables to describe the state of a cell. The time evolution is given by Poisson-distributed stochastic jumps corresponding to urban...

A new kind of cellular automaton (CA) for the study of the dynamics of urban systems is proposed. The state of a cell is not described using a finite set, but by means of continuum variables. The time evolution is given by Poisson distributed stochastic jumps affecting the dynamical variables,...

This book contains the contributions presented at the international workshop 'The Dynamics of Complex Urban Systems: an interdisciplinary approach' held in Ascona, Switzerland in November 2004. Experts from several disciplines outline a conceptual framework for modeling and forecasting the...