Social Network Theory and City Planning.

 Networks are essential elements of every city and town. The city planning profession does not study, in my experience, the theory and practice of network design and management anymore than it studies systems…to the detriment of ourselves and our clients. Social Network Theory [SNT] can be augmented by Metcalfe’s Law, summarized below. Though not intended for application to social systems, SNT is directly applicable to city planning in that networks with  more “nodes” or participants, are more powerful than networks with fewer members.