3 papers
physics.soc-ph2025
Spatial Selection and the Multiscale Dynamics of Urban Change
Jordan T Kemp, Laura Fürsich, Luís M A Bettencourt
Growth is a multi-layered phenomenon in human societies, composed of socioeconomic and demographic change at many different scales. Yet, standard macroeconomic indicators average o…
physics.soc-ph2025
Decoding the city: multiscale spatial information of urban income
Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Ivanna Rodriguez, Jordan T. Kemp +1
Cities are characterized by the coexistence of general aggregate patterns, along with many local variations. This poses challenges for analyses of urban phenomena, which tend to be…
physics.soc-ph2022
The Bayesian Origins of Growth Rates in Stochastic Environments
Jordan T. Kemp, Luís M. A. Bettencourt
Stochastic multiplicative dynamics characterize many complex natural phenomena such as selection and mutation in evolving populations, and the generation and distribution of wealth…