Polyfrictional Dynamics

At the summation of this text I hope to have: Provided a brief explanation of the origins of ‘mat’ principles; Sited the ‘new town’ of Milton Keynes within these principles and discussed the post-war utopian ideology of the new towns movement; Used the principles outlined by Aureli (2008) as a basis from which to construct a rigorous understanding of the roots and effects of urbanisation, its weakening of Milton Keynes as a mat system, and the notion of urbanisation as the antithesis of utopianism; Identified the need to liberate urbanism by rejecting urbanisation; Hypothesised a shift in emphasis towards freedom of movement and described the potential roots of movement and interconnectivity in a freer economy; Identified the connotations of ‘polyfrictional dynamics’ and discussed the relationship between movement and the characteristics of surface, and finally; Considered the multilayered mat’s adaptability in relation to time.