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Diffusive Resettlement: Irreversible Urban Transitions in Closed Systems

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We propose a non-equilibrium framework for modelling the evolution of cities, which describes intra-urban migration as an irreversible diffusive process. We validate this framework using the actual migration data for… Click to show full abstract

We propose a non-equilibrium framework for modelling the evolution of cities, which describes intra-urban migration as an irreversible diffusive process. We validate this framework using the actual migration data for the Australian capital cities. With respect to the residential relocation, the population is shown to be composed of two distinct groups, exhibiting different relocation frequencies. In the context of the developed framework, these groups can be interpreted as two components of a binary fluid mixture, each with its own diffusive relaxation time. Using this approach, we obtain long-term predictions of the cities’ spatial structures, which define their equilibrium population distribution.

Keywords: resettlement irreversible; diffusive resettlement; urban transitions; irreversible urban; closed systems; transitions closed

Journal Title: Entropy
Year Published: 2021

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