Cities are considered to be among the largest and most complex artificial networks created by human beings. This monograph uses methods from spectral graph theory and statistical physics to lay the theoretical foundations for studying compact urban topology.

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Autorentext

Johannes Angermüller is Professor in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the Open University, UK. Philippe Blanchard is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK.

Inhalt
Complex Networks of Urban Environments.- Wayfinding and Affine Representations of Urban Environments.- Exploring Community Structure by Diffusion Processes.- Spectral Analysis of Directed Graphs and Interacting Networks.- Urban Area Networks and Beyond.