Category Archives: Networks

Architecture and Collective Behaviour

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Michael Batty

Just published: a special Issue of Philosophical Transactions B (The Royal Society) on ‘Interdisciplinary approaches for uncovering the impacts of architecture on collective behaviour’. My own contribution is ‘open access’ and you can read it and print it from the web … Continue reading →

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Renewing infrastructure

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Michael Batty

Infrastructure has become another hot word in post-industrial economies that are busy figuring out how they can renew all the physical plant that was constructed during their industrial past. The UK has established a National Infrastructure Commission amidst a flurry … Continue reading →

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Data-Driven Urban Dynamics at ORNL

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Michael Batty

Visited the Urban Dynamics Institute (UDI) headed up Budhendra Bhaduri (Budhu) which is a rapidly growing effort in data-driven technologies applicable to cities. This group which is based at Oakridge National Labs which began life in the war years as part of … Continue reading →

Posted in Big Data, Complexity, Flows, Information, Networks, Smart Cities, Uncategorized, Urban Dynamics | Leave a comment