01331nas a2200169   4500008004100000245004100041210004100082260000700123300001300130490000700143520087700150100002001027700001901047700002301066700001901089856005301108       2015                        eng d00aUrban Transfer Entropy across Scales0 aUrban Transfer Entropy across Scales  c07  ae01337800 v103 a<p>The morphology of urban agglomeration is studied here in the context of information exchange between different spatio-temporal scales. Urban migration to and from cities is characterised as non-random and following non-random pathways. Cities are multidimensional non-linear phenomena, so understanding the relationships and connectivity between scales is important in determining how the interplay of local/regional urban policies may affect the distribution of urban settlements. In order to quantify these relationships, we follow an information theoretic approach using the concept of Transfer Entropy. Our analysis is based on a stochastic urban fractal model, which mimics urban growing settlements and migration waves. The results indicate how different policies could affect urban morphology in terms of the information generated across geographical scales.</p>1 aMurcio, Roberto1 aMorphet, Robin1 aGershenson, Carlos1 aBatty, Michael  uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0133780