Shian-Loong Bernard Lew

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Has anyone tried to investigate the topography of land segmentation through graph theory?

If a graph depicts connectivity, what does it tell us about the space it segments?

04 March 2015 1,324 7 View

Does contiguity imply causality?

A) Inspiration: 1."Does causality involve contiguity"-from Mario Bunge in his book: "Causality and Modern Science" 2. Torsten Hägerstrand and his Time Geography B) Context: urban sprawl/spatial...

04 March 2015 483 6 View

Is ownership being trumped by accessibility in capitalistic societies?

There is some initial evidence from Millennials in the U.S. but would be interesting to know whether this is a trend that is structural in nature instead of a passing fad. The initial evidence is...

03 March 2015 8,132 5 View

Do fish markets rely mainly on topological or geographic advantage for global dominance?

Metric for dominance: tonnes/year. Topological:layout/floor plan (intra-organizational) Geographical:location relative to sea or urban centres (supra-organizational) Cases-in-point:Tsukiji (Tokyo)...

02 March 2015 7,003 2 View

Has anyone used the concept of "attractors" to map out FDI flows for a nation?

Attractors are probably what comes closest to an "equilibrium" for a dynamical system. While the trajectory of the system may vary, its stability may still be captured through an attractor...

01 March 2015 5,838 10 View

Can a conceptual lineage be outlined linking the Physiocrats, Econometrics and the Big Data movement?

Is measurement the ultimate common denominator between these three movements?

27 February 2015 7,561 11 View

How do we distinguish between the irreducibly complex (as per Chaitin) from the complicated?

In what sense is "irreducibly complex" synonymous with "NP-complete"? In what sense is "complicated" just "computationally-intensive but solvable"?

27 February 2015 9,638 3 View

Is the science of complexity "multidisciplinary" or "interdisciplinary"?

The 2013 complexity conference hosted by the Nanyang Institute of Technology contained the following excerpts : "The 21st century," physicist Stephen Hawking has said, "will be the century of...

17 February 2015 2,710 11 View

Can anyone recommend a geoinformatic methodology, utilizing remotely-sensed images, to assist in isolating tourism-induced development?

Preliminary checks turned up the following: Night light emissions & Light per capita Smog/Smoke emissions Hyperspectral imaging So far there is one study I am aware of that is along the lines...

09 February 2015 1,270 5 View

How can we disentangle the network effect of migration from its policy-induced effects?

Migration defined as to-stay and work- extended cases may include visitors participating in a "second-home" scheme Network effect defined and understood as existing ties mainly socio-cultural in...

09 February 2015 4,342 5 View

Is anyone aware of research related to the "crowding out" effects of urban agglomeration?

I am interested in the economic perspectives to the observed geographical phenomenon of urban density

04 February 2015 3,497 7 View

Is there a certain optimal geometry to the kind of urban agglomeration that we see in the world?

Scientists have come to observe that the hexagon is the optimal geometric shape for packing within limited spaces. Has there been work done in a likewise manner on urban agglomeration?

27 January 2015 3,291 17 View