Ebook: The Cosmo-Creative Society: Logistical Networks in a Dynamic Economy

Today, telecommunication systems are expanding and evolving at a remarkable rate, with the aid of fiber optics, satellites and comput­ erized switchboard systems. Airline systems are providing faster and more efficient networks for world-wide human transportation. Com­ puters are now generally accessible to virtually all industries and many households. But perhaps the most important factor is that education systems are expanding the knowledge base for city populations, thus resulting in increased efficiency in the use of computers, telecommuni­ cations and rapid transportation systems. The revolutionary age of logistical networks is upon lIS. Logistical networks are those systems which facilitate the movement of knowl­ edge, commodities, money, and people in association with thE; produc­ tion or consumption of goods and services. Logistical networks form a set of important infrastructure which serve as hard and soft means to sustain all kinds of movement, transactions and diffusion within and between global networks of cities. Major structural changes in the re­ gional and urban economy, culture and institutions are triggered by slow but steady changes in global logistical systems.

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This book describes the nature and extent of the current revolutionary age of logistical networks, which is transforming society at a rapid rate. Many of the major structural changes underway are triggered by slow but steady changes in global logistical systems. Methods of dynamic analysis, especially synergetics, are essential for a proper understanding of the qualitative changes involved. These methods are described in the book. The role of creative world cities is also portrayed as a fundamental one. In this context, the Osaka Bay Area is expected to play a key role as a new symbiotic centre for different cultures of the Orient and the Occident. The book contains contributions of twenty prominent scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA.

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This book describes the nature and extent of the current revolutionary age of logistical networks, which is transforming society at a rapid rate. Many of the major structural changes underway are triggered by slow but steady changes in global logistical systems. Methods of dynamic analysis, especially synergetics, are essential for a proper understanding of the qualitative changes involved. These methods are described in the book. The role of creative world cities is also portrayed as a fundamental one. In this context, the Osaka Bay Area is expected to play a key role as a new symbiotic centre for different cultures of the Orient and the Occident. The book contains contributions of twenty prominent scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Logistical Dynamics, Creativity and Infrastructure....Pages 1-16
Economic Structure of the 21st Century....Pages 17-29
The Creative Person....Pages 31-44
Synergetics as a Theory of Creativity and Its Planning....Pages 45-51
High Technology Worker Mobility....Pages 53-66
Some Consequences of ‘Recurrence and Expansion’: What Can We Learn about Logistic Networks from Chaos?....Pages 67-80
The Complexity of Economic Decisions — Anticipatory Human Behavior....Pages 81-93
Incomplete Information and Logistical Network Equilibria....Pages 95-119
Entrepreneurship in the New Technological Regime....Pages 121-135
Network Cities Versus Central Place Cities: Building a Cosmo-Creative Constellation....Pages 137-150
Economic Evolution and Urban Infrastructure Dynamics....Pages 151-175
Information Technology and Urban Spatial Structure....Pages 177-195
Impacts of Developments in Telecommunication Systems on Travel Demand and the Location of Office Firms....Pages 197-217
Spatial Equilibria of Knowledge Production with ‘Meeting-Facilities’....Pages 219-244
Dynamic Change of Urban Housing Stock, Construction and Demolition....Pages 245-261
Optimal Regional Investment Control Using Hallmark Events....Pages 263-280
Creative Renaissance of the Osaka Bay Area — Towards a Cosmo-Creative Region in the 21st Century....Pages 281-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-296

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This book describes the nature and extent of the current revolutionary age of logistical networks, which is transforming society at a rapid rate. Many of the major structural changes underway are triggered by slow but steady changes in global logistical systems. Methods of dynamic analysis, especially synergetics, are essential for a proper understanding of the qualitative changes involved. These methods are described in the book. The role of creative world cities is also portrayed as a fundamental one. In this context, the Osaka Bay Area is expected to play a key role as a new symbiotic centre for different cultures of the Orient and the Occident. The book contains contributions of twenty prominent scientists from Japan, Europe and the USA.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Logistical Dynamics, Creativity and Infrastructure....Pages 1-16
Economic Structure of the 21st Century....Pages 17-29
The Creative Person....Pages 31-44
Synergetics as a Theory of Creativity and Its Planning....Pages 45-51
High Technology Worker Mobility....Pages 53-66
Some Consequences of ‘Recurrence and Expansion’: What Can We Learn about Logistic Networks from Chaos?....Pages 67-80
The Complexity of Economic Decisions — Anticipatory Human Behavior....Pages 81-93
Incomplete Information and Logistical Network Equilibria....Pages 95-119
Entrepreneurship in the New Technological Regime....Pages 121-135
Network Cities Versus Central Place Cities: Building a Cosmo-Creative Constellation....Pages 137-150
Economic Evolution and Urban Infrastructure Dynamics....Pages 151-175
Information Technology and Urban Spatial Structure....Pages 177-195
Impacts of Developments in Telecommunication Systems on Travel Demand and the Location of Office Firms....Pages 197-217
Spatial Equilibria of Knowledge Production with ‘Meeting-Facilities’....Pages 219-244
Dynamic Change of Urban Housing Stock, Construction and Demolition....Pages 245-261
Optimal Regional Investment Control Using Hallmark Events....Pages 263-280
Creative Renaissance of the Osaka Bay Area — Towards a Cosmo-Creative Region in the 21st Century....Pages 281-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-296
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