Urban Scaling Laws

Fuente: arXiv
Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Hauptverfasser: Ribeiro, Fabiano L., Netto, Vinicius M.
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2024
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1866909159716290560
author Ribeiro, Fabiano L.
Netto, Vinicius M.
author_facet Ribeiro, Fabiano L.
Netto, Vinicius M.
contents Understanding how size influences the internal characteristics of a system is a crucial concern across various fields. Concepts like scale invariance, universalities, and fractals are fundamental to this inquiry and find application in biology, physics, and particularly urbanism. Size profoundly impacts how cities develop and function economically and socially. For example, what are the pros and cons of residing in larger cities? Is life really more expensive or less safe in larger cities? Or do they really offer more opportunities and generally higher incomes than smaller ones? To address such inquiries, we utilize theoretical tools from scaling theory, enabling a quantitative description of how a system's behavior changes across different scales, from micro to macro. Drawing parallels with research in biology and spatial economics, this chapter explores recent discoveries, ongoing progress, and unanswered questions regarding urban scaling.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2404_02642
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Urban Scaling Laws
Ribeiro, Fabiano L.
Netto, Vinicius M.
Physics and Society
Understanding how size influences the internal characteristics of a system is a crucial concern across various fields. Concepts like scale invariance, universalities, and fractals are fundamental to this inquiry and find application in biology, physics, and particularly urbanism. Size profoundly impacts how cities develop and function economically and socially. For example, what are the pros and cons of residing in larger cities? Is life really more expensive or less safe in larger cities? Or do they really offer more opportunities and generally higher incomes than smaller ones? To address such inquiries, we utilize theoretical tools from scaling theory, enabling a quantitative description of how a system's behavior changes across different scales, from micro to macro. Drawing parallels with research in biology and spatial economics, this chapter explores recent discoveries, ongoing progress, and unanswered questions regarding urban scaling.
title Urban Scaling Laws
topic Physics and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.02642