Cities Reconceptualized: Unveiling Hidden Uniform Urban Shape through Commute Flow Modeling in Major US Cities
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| author | Mishina, Margarita He, Mingyi Garikapati, Venu Sobolevsky, Stanislav |
| author_facet | Mishina, Margarita He, Mingyi Garikapati, Venu Sobolevsky, Stanislav |
| contents | Urban development is shaped by historical, geographical, and economic factors, presenting challenges for planners in understanding urban form. This study models commute flows across multiple U.S. cities, uncovering consistent patterns in urban population distributions and commuting behaviors. By embedding urban locations to reflect mobility networks, we observe that population distributions across redefined urban spaces tend to approximate log-normal distributions, in contrast to the often irregular distributions found in geographical space. This divergence suggests that natural and historical constraints shape spatial population patterns, while, under ideal conditions, urban organization may naturally align with log-normal distribution. A theoretical model using preferential attachment and random walks supports the emergence of this distribution in urban settings. These findings reveal a fundamental organizing principle in urban systems that, while not always visible geographically, consistently governs population flows and distributions. This insight into the underlying urban structure can inform planners seeking to design efficient, resilient cities. |
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| spellingShingle | Cities Reconceptualized: Unveiling Hidden Uniform Urban Shape through Commute Flow Modeling in Major US Cities Mishina, Margarita He, Mingyi Garikapati, Venu Sobolevsky, Stanislav Physics and Society Applications Urban development is shaped by historical, geographical, and economic factors, presenting challenges for planners in understanding urban form. This study models commute flows across multiple U.S. cities, uncovering consistent patterns in urban population distributions and commuting behaviors. By embedding urban locations to reflect mobility networks, we observe that population distributions across redefined urban spaces tend to approximate log-normal distributions, in contrast to the often irregular distributions found in geographical space. This divergence suggests that natural and historical constraints shape spatial population patterns, while, under ideal conditions, urban organization may naturally align with log-normal distribution. A theoretical model using preferential attachment and random walks supports the emergence of this distribution in urban settings. These findings reveal a fundamental organizing principle in urban systems that, while not always visible geographically, consistently governs population flows and distributions. This insight into the underlying urban structure can inform planners seeking to design efficient, resilient cities. |
| title | Cities Reconceptualized: Unveiling Hidden Uniform Urban Shape through Commute Flow Modeling in Major US Cities |
| topic | Physics and Society Applications |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.05455 |