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Title:
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Unveiling connectivity patterns of categories in complex systems: an application to human needs in urban places
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Author:
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Papachristou, Ioanna Anna; Rosas Casals, Martí
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Màquines i Motors Tèrmics; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. SUMMLab - Sustainability Measurement and Modeling Lab |
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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of mathematical sociology on 06/09/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0022250X.2016.1219855 |
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Abstract:
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We present a methodology based on weighted networks and dependence coefficients aimed at revealing connectivity patterns between categories. As a case study, it is applied to an urban place and at two spatial levels—neighborhood and square—where categories correspond to human needs. Our results show that diverse spatial levels present different and nontrivial patterns of need emergence. A numerical model indicates that these patterns depend on the probability distribution of weights. We suggest that this way of analyzing the connectivity of categories (human needs in our case study) in social and ecological systems can be used to define new strategies to cope with complex processes, such as those related to transition management and governance, urban-making, and integrated planning. |
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Abstract:
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Desenvolupament humà
-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Matemàtiques i estadística
-Mathematical sociology
-Nets (Mathematics)
-Cities and towns
-Complex networks
-Human-scale development
-Maximal information coefficient
-Qualitative and quantitative analysis
-Urban places
-Sociologia matemàtica
-Xarxes (Matemàtica)
-Ciutats |
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Article - Submitted version
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