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Integrating urban form and demographics in water-demand management: an empirical case study of Portland, Oregon

Shandas, Vivek; Parandvash, G Hossein - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 1, pp. 112-128

Theories of water-resource management suggest that water demand is mediated by three interacting factors: technological innovations, pricing structures, and individual behaviors and demographics. While these factors provide useful insights for ongoing water conservation strategies, such as...

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As simple as possible: styles of model, styles of science

Batty, Michael - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 1, pp. 1-2

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Exploring the sensitivity of jobs – housing statistics to imperfect travel time information

Horner, Mark W - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 367-375

Increasingly, researchers have discussed ways of utilizing excess commuting/jobs – housing methodologies in policy analyses. One potential barrier involves the uncertainty associated with using network-based travel time estimates in the commute models. This paper examines the extent to which...

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The impact of urbanization on current and future coastal precipitation: a case study for Houston

Shepherd, J Marshall; Carter, Michael; Manyin, Michael; … - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 284-304

The approach of this study was to determine, theoretically, what impact current and future urban land use in the coastal city of Houston, Texas has on the space and time evolution of precipitation on a ‘typical’ summer day. Regional model simulations of a case study for 25 July 2001 were...

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Architectural morphospace: mapping worlds of built forms

Steadman, Philip; Mitchell, Linda J - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 197-220

A method is proposed for plotting the plans of a large variety of rectangular built forms across a two-dimensional ‘morphospace’ of possibilities. The plans are enumerated by means of a technique of binary coding, such that similar shapes are grouped within distinct areas of this...

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Development of prototype UrbanSim models

Patterson, Zachary; Bierlaire, Michel - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 344-366

UrbanSim is an integrated transportation land-use model that has been under development since the late 1990s. It has received a significant amount of attention in the integrated modeling community. It is well known for its disaggregated approach. A number of papers describing the application of...

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Linking people’s perceptions and physical components of sidewalk environments—an application of rough sets theory

Wang, Weijie; Wang, Wei; Namgung, Moon - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 234-247

This paper aims to develop a new approach to investigating the relationships between people’s perceptions and physical components of sidewalk environments. A psychological survey composed of semantic differential items was administered to 112 participants in order to assess their perceptions...

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When the web is woven

Batty, Michael - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 195-196

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Evaluation and monitoring of office markets

Malcata-Rebelo, Emília; Pinho, Paulo - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 305-325

The main aim of this study is to understand the relevant variables underlying the mechanisms of office supply, office demand, and market equilibrium to support municipal decision-making processes. Public decisions, at the local level, are expected to ensure that office prices are kept under...

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Geo Shared licences: a base for better access to public sector geoinformation for value-added resellers in Europe

Donker, Frederika Welle; Loenen, Bastiaan van; … - In: Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 37 (2010) 2, pp. 326-343

different datasets, VARs can face a quagmire of conflicting licence conditions. Batty (2006 <i>Environment and Planning B …: Planning and Design </i> <b>33</b>;164) called for research that would stimulate value-added use of PSGI. However, inconsistent …

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