Entropy in Urban Systems

被引：80

作者：

Cabral, Pedro ^{[1
]}

Augusto, Gabriela ^{[1
]}

Tewolde, Mussie ^{[2
]}

Araya, Yikalo ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nova Lisboa, ISEGI, P-1070312 Lisbon, Portugal

[2] State Maryland, Dept Juvenile Serv, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA

[3] York Univ, Dept Geog, N York, ON M3J 1P3, Canada

来源：

ENTROPY | 2013年 / 15卷 / 12期

关键词：

urban sprawl; spatial entropy; urban systems; entropy monitoring and management framework; SPRAWL; DESCRIBE; GROWTH;

D O I：

10.3390/e15125223

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Entropy is a useful concept that has been used to describe the structure and behavior of different systems. We summarize its multifaceted character with regard to its implications for urban sprawl, and propose a framework to apply the concept of entropy to urban sprawl for monitoring and management.

引用

页码：5223 / 5236

页数：14

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