Fig. 1: The structure of the synthesis.
From: Conceptual frameworks facilitate integration for transdisciplinary urban science
The goals desired for global urban science motivate the synthesis (A). The synthesis must address the prevailing conditions of global urbanization (B). Mechanistic frameworks are employed to translate the conceptual content of the theory to interactions and constraints that operate in actual or proposed urban situations (C). The metacity concept provides a representational and modeling strategy to apply the frameworks at various scales to explain urban spatial and temporal dynamics and processes (D). The synthesis is supported by reference to working models of heat waves, vacancy in urban cores, green stormwater infrastructure, and new urban development (E).
