3 papers
physics.soc-ph2025
Validating Urban Scaling Laws through Mobile Phone Data: A Continental-Scale Analysis of Brazil's Largest Cities
Ricardo de S Alencar, Fabiano L. Ribeiro, Horacio Samaniego +2
\abstract{Urban scaling theories posit that larger cities exhibit disproportionately higher levels of socioeconomic activity and human interactions. Yet, evidence from developing c…
physics.soc-ph2025
Scaling of Street Network Centrality with City Population
R. L. Fagundes, G. G. Piva, A. S. Mata +1
Urban scaling laws reveal how cities evolve as their populations grow, yet the role of street network accessibility in this process remains underexplored. We analyze over 5,000 Bra…
cs.CY2024
Deciphering Urban Morphogenesis: A Morphospace Approach
Vini Netto, Caio Cacholas, Dries Daems +3
Cities emerged independently across different world regions and historical periods, raising fundamental questions: How did the first urban settlements develop? What social and spat…