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|aBettencourt, Luís M. A.
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|aIntroduction to urban science :|bevidence and theory of cities as complex systems /|cLuís M.A. Bettencourt.
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|aCambridge, MA :|bThe MIT Press,|cc2021.
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|axxiii, 468 p. :|bill. ;|c27 cm.
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 399-452) and index.
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|aWhy 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.
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|a"A comprehensive, scientific guided tour of how cities work and generate change in human societies"--|cProvided by publisher.
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|aUrbanization.
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|aCities and towns|xGrowth.
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|aUrban policy.
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|aSystem theory.
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