evidence and theory of cities as complex systems Bettencourt, Luís M. A. creator author. text bibliography mau Cambridge, MA London, England Massachusetts Institute of Technology c2021 2021 monographic eng

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xxiii, 468 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm "A comprehensive, scientific guided tour of how cities work and generate change in human societies"-- Why cities? What is urban science? -- Classical models of cities and urban functional definitions -- Complex networks and urban scaling theory -- The statistics of urban quantities. Predictability, identity and universality -- Diversity and the productivity of cities -- Neighborhoods and human development -- Cities in history and the origins of settlements -- Urban systems, demography and the laws of geography -- Growth, information and the emergence of institutions -- What are cities for? The challenges ahead. Luís M.A. Bettencourt. Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-452) and index. Urbanization Cities and towns Growth Urban policy System theory HT361 .B485 2021 307.76 9780262046008 2020045141 LBSOR/DLC 201024 20220822152021.0 21795369 eng