Category Archives: Transport Models

Then and Now

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Michael Batty

In November 1986 I visited SunYatSen University and gave a public lecture about Urban Modelling. China was a very different world then, no cars, no computers, no email, barely functioning electricity. And of course it was before laptops, networks, hand-held … Continue reading →

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Space Syntax and Spatial Interaction

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Michael Batty

Written a paper on how we can compare and even integrate space syntax with spatial interaction. You can get it here by clicking on this link or on the image above. This is based on the notion that we need … Continue reading →

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Sao Paulo, Brasil: Acessível para quem?

Posted on October 16, 2016 by Michael Batty

Joana Barros and Mike Batty write about their work on the BBC Brasil Web Site. Read their article here which is about how transport segregates people rather than linking them together in cities in Latin America such as Sao Paulo. This … Continue reading →

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