Simulating Cities: Process, Product, and Prognosis
- 1 April 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American Institute of Planners
- Vol. 43 (2) , 148-157
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01944367708977772
Abstract
Models and model building have been explored from a number of viewpoints. The present article examines this activity in the context of two quite different model-building activities with which the author has been associated. These activities are compared along two dimensions: model building (the process) and models (products). Based on these experiences and comparisons, a number of suggestions are put forward concerning characteristics of future model-building processes and of future models. It is concluded that there must be a blending of reasonably open-ended and flexible processes with the development of well-defined specific models. By developing them as part of a clearly specified process, models can be created which are more useful and more likely to be used.Keywords
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