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Origins of institutions in cities: a modelling framework

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  • Shih-Kung Lai
  • Haoying Han

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Structural constraints, or institutions, play an important role in the evolution of complex urban systems, such as cities. Most approaches to modelling complex urban systems treat institutions as a phenomenon distinct from urban spatial evolutions, thus imposing these constraints on the evolution of urban dynamics as an exogenous disturbance. In this paper, we depict a conceptual framework of modelling complex urban systems, and consider a set of structural constraints that restrict patterns of interaction among decision-makers, solutions, problems, places and decision situations as co-evolving with the other agents in a city, thus treating these constraints as internal to the system. A preliminary computer simulation showed that the order of these constraints indeed emerged over time, providing insights into understanding why institutions come about in the first place and how they evolve.

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  • Shih-Kung Lai & Haoying Han, 2015. "Origins of institutions in cities: a modelling framework," International Journal of Data Science, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 1(2), pages 139-156.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijdsci:v:1:y:2015:i:2:p:139-156
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