Thesis
Simulating the role of land constraints in Forrester's Urban dynamics model
Washington State University
Master of Regional Planning, Washington State University
2001
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/64
Abstract
Jay W. Forrester addresses the interactions of an urban area in a model, which is described in Urban Dynamics. His model implements interactions between three major factors: industry, employment, and housing. The model indicates that a decrease in unoccupied land is the decisive element in the decline of a city. The model was developed in the late 1960s and has held a controversial reputation ever since. Since occupied land is a decisive factor in the model, it is an interesting tool to study green space development and its effects on an urban system. Studying Forrester’s model opens the discussion of whether or not the model is still applicable today. The project consisted of three parts. First, Forrester’s model, originally in Dynamo, was verified using iThink Analyst. Verification determined that the model runs as Forrester intended. Second, how Forrester’s theory led the city to stop growing with the leading indicator being the formation of new enterprise and the key casual factor being land was confirmed. Finally, modifications were made to the land parameters and the effects were assessed.
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- Title
- Simulating the role of land constraints in Forrester's Urban dynamics model
- Creators
- Angela Catindig-Benasa Haydock
- Contributors
- Andrew Ford (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Environment, School of the (CAHNRS)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Regional Planning, Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525170401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis