4 papers
Is segregation encoded in urban form? An entropy-based analysis
Vinicius M. Netto, Caio Cacholas, Camila Carvalho +1
The footprints of residential segregation have long been documented, yet the role of urban form as both medium and manifestation of segregation remains under-specified. We investig…
Decoding Segregation: Navigating a century of segregation research across disciplines and introducing a bottom-up ontology
Vini Netto, Kimon Krenz, Maria Fiszon +2
Segregation is a widely recognised phenomenon with profound implications for societies worldwide. From political science and gender studies to anthropology and urban studies, it ha…
Urban Scaling Laws
Fabiano L. Ribeiro, Vinicius M. Netto
Understanding how size influences the internal characteristics of a system is a crucial concern across various fields. Concepts like scale invariance, universalities, and fractals…
Entropy and the City: Origins, trajectories and explorations of the concept in urban science
Vinicius M. Netto, Otavio Peres, Caio Cacholas
Entropy is arguably one of the most powerful concepts to understand the world, from the behavior of molecules to the expansion of the universe, from how life emerges to how hybrid…