Self-similarity within urban development

Alexandra Maria Prelipceanu ()
Additional contact information
Alexandra Maria Prelipceanu: Department of International Relations and European Integration

Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC) Proceedings, 2014, vol. 2, 75-81

Abstract: Cities have existed as a version of urban form since the beginning of civilization, constantly being shaped according to cultural and technolo- gical trends. The city from a holistic perspective has a similar structure in terms of functions and social connections with micro-level formations in the urban tissue (small neighbourhoods). An apparent chaos in the cities organization can be explained through an analysis of its works and pattern of expansion, by identifying its nuclei/urban poles that can be identified within the city limits (functions like living, commerce, loisir, business, education etc.) To avoid a segregation phenomenon in urban regions, we must understand that these areas follow the same dynamic pattern, functionally and socially, as all the neighbourhoods within the city limits, fact that eases the transition from area exterior to the city line - urban periphery - complete integration within the city.

Keywords: self-similarity; fractal; irregularities; urban development; decentralization; polycentric develop- ment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O35 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
References: View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.scrd.eu/index.php/scic/article/view/187/150 (application/pdf)
https://www.scrd.eu/index.php/scic/article/view/187 (text/html)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pop:procee:v:2:y:2014:p:75-81

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC) Proceedings from Smart-EDU Hub, Faculty of Public Administration, National University of Political Studies & Public Administration Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Professor Catalin Vrabie ().