Urban truths

• Autores: Luís M. A. Bettencourt
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2947, 2013, págs. 30-31
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • One can imagine a very social species, one in which individuals can improve their lot through contact with others. The basic problem that such a species must solve is how to create an environment that nurtures its large-scale sociability. This problem is shared to some extent by all of nature's social species, but humans have created an entirely new solution: the city. Here, Bettencourt discusses how cities can be ingenious solution to a central problem of being human. If one looks closely enough, the hidden laws governing them are revealed.