Spatial Structures

Author : R. J. Johnston
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000879834

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Spatial Structures by R. J. Johnston Pdf

Originally published in 1973, this book synthesizes the mass of material into an introduction to the study of spatial systems. Geographic literature of the time stressed the influence of the distance between places on both location decision-making and movement patterns, arguing that the spatial system is an ordered set of interacting locations. This system is created by human decisions, influenced by the distance factor, and the system’s morphology constrains further activities, including those which would alter it. Spatial Structures outlines the development of such systems, their present organization, and the ways in which they are changing. These themes are dealt with in three main chapters which focus on different spatial scales – the individual city, the nation state and the international system, within a simple classification of spatially organized activities.

Author : Martin F. Bach
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783642752773

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Spatial Structures by Martin F. Bach Pdf

The common theme in the essays of this book is the emergence and sur vival of spatial structures. How are economic structures created in an otherwise homogeneous environment? The answer must be sought through an analysis of economic forces that operate in the two dimensional contin uum of space. Ultimately these forces emanate from the fundamental fact that spatial concentration is needed to reap increasing returns to scale. i. e. to gather the fruits of the division of labour. Adam Smith's dictum: "The division of labour is limited by the size of the market" poses a fundamental question to spatial economic analysis: just how do markets operate when extended over distances? Although these essays were written at different times they all relate to the problem of economic structures generated in spatial markets. They approach the phenomena of spatial order from different angles, but it is hoped in a connected and logically consistent way. We thank the editors and publishers of the Annals of Regional Science for permission to reprint parts of the articles "On the Shape and Size of Market Areas" and "Population Growth and Dispersal" to be published this year. It is our pleasure to thank Mrs. I. Strohlein for drawing several figures and Dr. H. Mittermeier for compiling the index. Last not least we are grateful to Mrs. B. Schwarzwalder for her patient job of typing and retyping this manuscript.

Author : M. Y. H. Bangash,T. Bangash
Publisher : Thomas Telford
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0727731491

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Elements of Spatial Structures by M. Y. H. Bangash,T. Bangash Pdf

This excellent text highlights all aspects of the analysis and design of elements related to spatial structures, which have been carefully selected from existing structures. Analysing the design of elements of any full scale structure that contains facilities that have already been constructed makes good economic sense and avoids duplication in respect of research and development, the decision-making process and accurate design criteria for new constructed facilities.

Author : Guido De Roeck,Avelino Samartin Quiroga,Marcel A.V.A. Van Laethem,Edgard Backx
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642830150

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Shell and Spatial Structures: Computational Aspects by Guido De Roeck,Avelino Samartin Quiroga,Marcel A.V.A. Van Laethem,Edgard Backx Pdf

In recent years powerful engineering workstations for a reasonable price become a valuable tool for the design of complicated constructions such as shell and spatial structures. This availability causes an increasing use of advanced numerical techniques for the static and dynamic analysis of these structures, also in the non-linear range. The I.A.S.S. Working Group nO 13 concerned with "Numerical Methods in Shell and Spatial Structures" and the Department of Civil Engineering of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have taken the initiative to organise an International Symposium, providing a forum for discussion and exchange of views between researchers, specialists in numerical analysis on one hand and designers, practising engineer ings on the other hand. These Proceedings contain the papers presented at the Symposium, held in Leuven, July 14-16 1986. The papers are organised in five sections 1. Shell structures 2. Spatial structures 3. Dynamic analysis 4. Non-linear analysis 5. Presentation and interpretation of results The papers covering more than one domain are classified following the main subject. We hope that researchers as well as practising engineers will find a lot of useful information in the book.

Author : John T. McMurtrie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : California Current
ISBN : UCSD:31822031446180

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Spatial Structures of Optical Parameters in the California Current as Measured with the Nimbus-7 Coastal Zone Color Scanner by John T. McMurtrie Pdf

Author : Said Mikki,Yahia Antar
Publisher : Artech House
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781630813680

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New Foundations for Applied Electromagnetics: The Spatial Structure of Electromagnetic Fields by Said Mikki,Yahia Antar Pdf

This comprehensive new resource focuses on applied electromagnetics and takes readers beyond the conventional theory with the use of contemporary mathematics to improve the practical use of electromagnetics in emerging areas of field communications, wireless power transfer, metamaterials, MIMO and direction-of-arrival systems. The book explores the existing and novel theories and principles of electromagnetics in order to help engineers analyze and design devices for today's applications in wireless power transfers, NFC, and metamaterials. This book is organized into clear and logical sections spanning from fundamental theory, to applications, promoting clear understanding through-out. This resource presents the theory of electromagnetic near fields including chapters on reactive energy, spatial and spectral theory, the scalar antenna, and the morphogenesis of electromagnetic radiation in the near field zone. The Antenna Current Green's Function Formalism is explored with an emphasis on the foundations, the organic interrelationships between the fundamental operational modes of general antenna systems, and the spectral approach to antenna-to-antenna interactions. The book offers perspective on nonlocal metamaterials, including the material response theory, the far-field theory, and the near-field theory.

Author : Dadao Lu
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789819976836

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Regional Development and Its Spatial Structure by Dadao Lu Pdf

Author : César Ducruet
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317434542

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Maritime Networks by César Ducruet Pdf

Maritime transport is one of the most ancient supports to human interactions across history and it still supports more than 90% of world trade volumes today. The changing connectivity of maritime networks is of crucial importance to port, transport, and economic development and planning. The way ports, terminals, but also cities, regions and countries, are connected with each other through maritime flows is not well-known and difficult to represent and measure, even for the transport actors themselves. There is a strong, urgent need for reviewing the relevant theories, concepts, methods, and sources that can be mobilized for the analysis of maritime networks. With contributions from reputable scholars from all over the world, this book investigates the analysis of maritime flows and networks from diverse disciplinary angles going across archaeology, history, geography, regional science, economics, mathematics, physics, and computer sciences. Based on a vast array of methods, such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS), spatial analysis, complex networks, modelling, and simulation, it addresses several crucial issues related with port hierarchy; route density; modal interdependency; network robustness and vulnerability; traffic concentration and seasonality; technological change and urban/regional economic development. This book examines new evidence about how socio-economic trends are reflected (but also influenced) by maritime flows and networks, and about the way this knowledge can support and enhance decision-making in relation to the development of ports, supply chains, and transport networks in general. This book is an ideal companion to anyone interested in the network analysis of transport systems and economic systems in general, as well as the effective ways to analyse large datasets to answer complex issues in transportation and socio-economic development.

Author : Helin Liu,Elisabete A. Silva,Qian Wang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319166100

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Creative Industries and Urban Spatial Structure by Helin Liu,Elisabete A. Silva,Qian Wang Pdf

This book explores the dynamics of the interaction between the development of creative industries and urban land use in Nanjing, a metropolis and a growth pole in the Yangtze River Delta. In the last two decades, China's economy has been undergoing dramatic growth. Yet, accompanying with China's economic success is the disturbing environmental deterioration and energy concerns. These issues together with the diminution of the advantage of low-cost labour force present many Chinese cities, particularly big cities specialising in manufacturing in the most developed regions, the urgency to find new approaches to "creative China". As an ancient city featured by abundance of cultural heritages and legacies of heavy industries, Nanjing has been striving for a decade to transform its economy towards a creative economy by cultivating creative industries. In parallel with the flourishing of creative industries are contest for land resources among different interest parties and restructuring of urban land use. Both are new challenges for urban planning. This complex process is examined in this book by an interdisciplinary approach which integrates GIS, ABM, questionnaire investigation and interview.

Author : Kok Choong,Mustafasanie Yussof,Jat Yuen Richard Liew
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000734270

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Recent Advances in Analysis, Design and Construction of Shell & Spatial Structures in the Asia-Pacific Region by Kok Choong,Mustafasanie Yussof,Jat Yuen Richard Liew Pdf

This edited volume features a collection of extended versions of 13 papers originally published in the proceedings of the 12th Asian Pacific Conference on Shell & Spatial Structures held in Penang, Malaysia in October 2018. All chapters in this book have been written by experts from Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong, China and Japan, and compiles recent advances in the analysis, design and construction of shell and spatial structures specifically in the Asia Pacific region. The contents of the book include (i) the application of advancement in analysis technique and computer technology to the realization of complex and iconic spatial structures, (ii) advanced stability analysis of novel structural forms, (iii) lessons learnt from the health condition of existing spatial structures and damaged spatial structures, (iv) promising ideas and new structural concepts, (v) fundamental study on numerical method for analysis, (vi) design of large-scale and space smart structure system and (vii) educational instructions for beginners in structural design. Researchers, practitioners and contractors in structural engineering, architecture and the built environment with a special interest in shell and spatial structures will find this book useful as it contains a wealth of information on their analysis, design and construction. University students will also find this book a valuable reference for their research studies.

Author : Ihsan Munghan,John Fredrick Abel
Publisher : Anchor Books
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Roofs, Shell
ISBN : 190713235X

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Fifty Years of Progress for Shell and Spatial Structures by Ihsan Munghan,John Fredrick Abel Pdf

Author : Doreen Massey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1995-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349240593

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Spatial Divisions of Labour by Doreen Massey Pdf

The first edition of Spatial Divisions of Labour rapidly became a classic. It had enormous influence on thinking about uneven development, the nature of economic space, and the conceptualisation of place arguing for an approach embedding all these issues in a notion of spatialised social relations. This second edition includes a new first chapter and an extensive additional concluding essay addressing key issues in the debates and controversies which followed initial publication.

Author : Klaus R. Mecke,Dietrich Stoyan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783540450436

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Statistical Physics and Spatial Statistics by Klaus R. Mecke,Dietrich Stoyan Pdf

Modern physics is confronted with a large variety of complex spatial patterns. Although both spatial statisticians and statistical physicists study random geometrical structures, there has been only little interaction between the two up to now because of different traditions and languages. This volume aims to change this situation by presenting in a clear way fundamental concepts of spatial statistics which are of great potential value for condensed matter physics and materials sciences in general, and for porous media, percolation and Gibbs processes in particular. Geometric aspects, in particular ideas of stochastic and integral geometry, play a central role throughout. With nonspecialist researchers and graduate students also in mind, prominent physicists give an excellent introduction here to modern ideas of statistical physics pertinent to this exciting field of research.

Author : Ronald Aminzade
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 0521001552

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Silence and Voice in the Study of Contentious Politics by Ronald Aminzade Pdf

The aim of this book is to highlight and begin to give 'voice' to some of the notable 'silences' evident in recent years in the study of contentious politics. The seven co-authors take up seven specific topics in the volume: the relationship between emotions and contention; temporality in the study of contention; the spatial dimensions of contention; leadership in contention; the role of threat in contention; religion and contention; and contention in the context of demographic and life-course processes. The seven spent three years involved in an ongoing project designed to take stock, and attempt a partial synthesis, of various literatures that have grown up around the study of non-routine or contentious politics. As such, it is likely to be viewed as a groundbreaking volume that not only undermines conventional disciplinary understanding of contentious politics, but also lays out a number of provocative new research agendas.

Author : Michael Tiefelsdorf
Publisher : Springer
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540486770

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Modelling Spatial Processes by Michael Tiefelsdorf Pdf

A novel methodology is put forward in this book, which empowers researchers to investigate and identify potential spatial processes among a set of regions. Spatial processes and their underlying functional spatial relationships are commonly observed in the geosciences and related disciplines. Examples are spatially autocorrelated random variables manifesting themselves in distinct global patterns as well as local clusters and hot spots, or spatial interaction leading to stochastic ties among the regions. An example from observational epidemiology demonstrates the flexibility of Moran's approach by analyzing the spatial distribution of cancer data from several perspectives. Recent advances in computing technology, computer algorithms, statistical techniques and global and local spatial patterns by means of Moran's I feasability. Moran's I is an extremely versatile tool for exploring and analyzing spatial data and testing spatial hypotheses.