Geomob Podcast - 352. Geospatial origins: Prof. Mike Batty - city modelling and spatial analysis

Today Jeremy speaks with Professor Mike Batty about his extensive journey through the evolution of geospatial science, city modelling, and the impact of digital transformation on planning. Discover insights from his early career in urban design to his leadership in geospatial research and practical applications in city planning.

Relevant links:

• Professor Mike Batty - UCL Profile
• CASA at UCL
• Fractal Cities Book by Mike Batty & Paul Longley
• The Geometry of Nature by Benoît B. Mandelbrot
• NCGIA - National Center for Geographic Information Analysis

Further Reading

• Fractal Cities (Academic Press, 1994)
• Cities and Complexity (MIT Press, 2005)
• The New Science of Cities (MIT Press, 2013)
• Michael Batty (2017), A Science of Cities: Prologue to a Science of Planning, in Beatrix Haselsberger (Editor), Planning Thought: 16 Autobiographical Essays from Key Thinkers in Spatial Planning, Routledge, London
• Inventing Future Cities (2018, MIT Press) - non-technical introduction to new science of cities
• The Computable City (2024, MIT Press) - history of use of computers in planning and use of models