Town

“So go down town”: simulating pedestrian movement in town centres

Pedestrian movement models have been developed since the 1970s. A review of the literature shows that such models have been developed to explain and predict macro, meso and micro movement patterns. However, recent developments in modelling techniques, and especially advances in agent-based simulation, open up the possibility of developing integrative and complex models which use existing models...

The Town Dweller

Integrating Town Information Servers

This article presents a case study on the integration of Web sites based on the HyperView approach. The design of a prototype for a virtual Web site is described in order to demonstrate the application of the HyperView approach in the field of cultural town information. A number of open issues arising from this particular application are identified and discussed.

Designing our town: MOOsburg

MOOsburg is a community-oriented multi-user domain. It was created to enrich the Blacksburg Electronic Village (BEV) by providing real-time, situated interaction and a place-based model for community information. Three versions of MOOsburg have been developed: a classic text-based MOO, a MOO extended to drive a Web-browser, and a Java-based system. The most recent version of MOOsburg is fundame...

The economic impacts of industrial town upon the adjacent rural areas Case: Aghola industrial town

Introduction Variations in rural economy, prevention of the unprecedented rural-urban migration, and reduction in spatial imbalances between rural and urban areas via creation of industries namely industrial towns are being considered as the fundamental Iran’s policies regarding rural development. The major objective of this study is to identify and investigate the economic impact of Aghola ...