Quantitative Urbanism: A Look at Illinois Cities Using Modeling

<p>Quantitative urbanism is described as the field of study that explores the social, economic, and physical principles that cities are a product of. This new field of mathematics is quickly growing as various disciplines are attempting to better understand urban growth. This paper will explore the latest discoveries in the relationships that exist between cities and their size. Many aspects of cities, such as crime rates, energy usage, and wealth, have been shown to change exponentially in relation to city size. This paper explores multiple urban indicators vs. population size for cities in Illinois and discusses the results compared to current research. The paper discusses briefly how this developing data could be used in the future as our world becomes more and more urban. Possibly, what we know about successful urban regions could help us build strong new communities in developing countries.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mathematics

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Conte, Heather

Contributors dc:contributor

• Chris Tweddle, Ph.D.
• Angela Thompson, Ph.D.
• Dianna Galante, Ph.D.

• Applied Mathematics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://opus.govst.edu/theses/61

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:opus.govst.edu:theses-1062