Constructing cities, deconstructing scaling laws

Cities can be characterized and modelled through different urban measures. Consistency within these observables is crucial in order to advance towards a science of cities. Bettencourt et al. have proposed that many of these urban measures can be predicted through universal scaling laws. We develop a...

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Main Authors: Arcaute, Elsa, Hatna, Erez, Ferguson, Peter, Youn, Hyejin, Johansson, Anders, Batty, Michael
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4277074/