Abstract
The focus of this thesis explores how urban economics can and should be the main driver in forward planning which aims to account for preempted events in the future. The project will be an algorithm that inputs market factors, context and building criteria that influence location economics, that is to say how developers locate built investments geographically to optimise profit (McGaffin, 2016). More so, this thesis is concerned with the spatial distribution impact of the market, and how this distribution can be packaged in a dynamic digital tool with an understanding of what factors affect spatial distribution. Spatial distribution throughout the project refers to uses: residential, commercial, retail and industrial. More importantly, this tool becomes relevant when the input factors are able to be manipulated to incorporate ideal uses in the distribution layout, using the momentum of the market to ensure its feasibility. The algorithm, when accurate and adjustable can therefore serve as an effective tool for multiple stakeholders ranging from state to private development, for effective and wellintended city making...
M.Tech. (Architecture)