The origins of scaling in cities
Science, vol. 340, no. 6139, 2012, pp. 1438–1441
Abstract
The Equations Underlying Cities. . Cities are complex systems of which functioning depends upon many social, economic, and environmental factors. Bettencourt. (p. 1438. ; see the cover; see the Perspective by. . Batty. . ) developed a theory to explain the quantitative relationships observed between various aspects of cities and population size or land area. .
