Information Theory, Entropy and Urban Spatial Structure: Ankara Population Density Distributions ( 1970-1990 )
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (530 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3846557366 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dr. . Özcan Esmer is a senior lecturer in the City and Regional Planning Department at the Middle East Technical University (METU),Ankara, where he taught modelling and participated in urban planning studios.He is the author of “The Fourth Cybernetics“ (1986 ), among others, and was the METU team-leader of the INSURE project (2007) for the EU-FP6
About the Author Dr. Özcan Esmer is a senior lecturer in the City and Regional Planning Department at the Middle East Technical University (METU),Ankara, where he taught modelling and participated in urban planning studios.He is the author of “The Fourth Cybernetics“ (1986 ), among others, and was the METU team-leader of the INSURE project (2007) for the EU-FP6.
This dissertation applies Spatial Entropy measures to Ankara 1970 and 1990 census data by 34 zones and compares the population density changes during the two decades. MaxEnt method as pioneered by A. This book shall not only guide young generations to understand the past contributions but also encourage them to make further researches under the information-theoric Weltanschauung.. MaxEnt, as a new logic, aims to assign probabilities “maximally noncommittal” with respect to the missing information. Information Theory has provided the theoretical foundation for challenging the uncertainty and incomplete information issues concerning the complex urban structure. This book aims to show how the Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) approach has changed deeply the traditional research methods in regional and urban geography as the result of paradigm shifts occurred during the last 50 years. Wilson (1967,1970) and “Spatial Entropy” concept by M. Batty (1974) have been based on the Information Theory that was founded by Shannon (1948), E.T.Jaynes (1957) and Kullback (1959) and others
Information Theory / Entropy Application in Urban Spatial Structure studies Riazuddin Ahmed Dr. Esmer has been my instructor at the City and Regional Planning Department , Middle East Technical University , Ankara, during years 1969-71 I remember his teachings in the "Population Density Distribution Models " and comparisons of them with the Western and Non -Western cities . Now I se. Information Theory / Entropy Application in Urban Spatial Structure studies, Physicists are familiar with the concepts of “Microstates “ and “ Macrostates “ . Dr. Esmer, in a numerical example for a distribution matrix of a linear 3-zone city , explains how the microstates are associated with each macrostates . ( Chapter IV ) . The problem is f