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A Digital Breeder for Designing Cities
Author(s) -
Batty Michael
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.916
Subject(s) - breeder (animal) , function (biology) , computer science , architectural engineering , operations research , political science , engineering , biology , law , evolutionary biology , blanket
The idea that inspired designs mirror processes of biological evolution is fast gaining ground as we learn more about how complex systems such as cities function. Michael Batty illustrates how cities can now be grown in ‘digital laboratories’ and, by imposing realistic constraints on their form, begin to breed ‘good designs’ that emerge from continual feedbacks that reinforce the best and iron out the worst. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.