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Exploring the unpredictable nature of urban environments, the book emphasizes that cities function more like living organisms than mechanical systems. It highlights the importance of individual and collective decisions in shaping urban landscapes, suggesting that while we cannot predict future cities, we can actively invent them. Michael Batty delves into the complexities of urban systems, advocating for a deeper understanding of these dynamics to effectively envision and create the cities of tomorrow.
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Inventing Future Cities, Michael Batty
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- 2018
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- Title
- Inventing Future Cities
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Michael Batty
- Publisher
- MIT Press
- Publisher
- 2018
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN13
- 9780262038959
- Category
- Architecture and Urbanism
- Description
- Exploring the unpredictable nature of urban environments, the book emphasizes that cities function more like living organisms than mechanical systems. It highlights the importance of individual and collective decisions in shaping urban landscapes, suggesting that while we cannot predict future cities, we can actively invent them. Michael Batty delves into the complexities of urban systems, advocating for a deeper understanding of these dynamics to effectively envision and create the cities of tomorrow.