Conclusions and Further Development

This book aims to explore the dynamics of the interaction between the development of creative industries and urban spatial structure by agent-based modelling. Regarding the complexity of the interaction, it is proposed that this dynamics should be understood as a bottom-up and top-down process. In order to pave the foundation for agent-based modelling, a case study of Nanjing metropolis has been conducted. Through it, the locational behaviours of the firms and the workers, and the respective role of each involved interest group are clarified. By referring to these findings, an agent-based model named CID-USST is then developed and applied to scenario analysis with the aim to generate deeper insight into the dynamics. However, the spatial environment of this model is an abstract single-centred urban space, which limits its applicability to customising geographically coordinated policies at suburban-district level. Thus, the book continues with a further development of the model by incorporating the GIS data of Nanjing in the last chapter. In this concluding chapter, it will highlight the key findings and the possible topics for further development.

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