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spatio-temporal cube presented by Berry crossing space (the cities), theme (the
categories of activities) and time. The correspondence analysis allows us to
summarize the respective similarities between rows and columns of the contingency
tables. It is used here to give account of the successive states of the system and
validate what the authors call the cities' coevolution, referring to the manner in
which the cities interact through a combination of competition and hierarchical
diffusion of innovations.
Figure 3.10.
Classification of the European cities' evolution trajectories
between 1600 and 2000 (source: [BRE 99] revised L.Lizzi)
