2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
No one likes it hot, but hotter cities adjust by staying active later
Andrew Renninger, Till Koebe, Ingmar Weber
Extreme heat suppresses urban activity, but its effects need not be uniform across climates or across the day. Using data on activity at points of interest in 20 cities spanning te…
physics.soc-ph2026
The benefits and biases of seeing the world's cities through marathons
Andrew Renninger
Marathons are now common ways of seeing cities, yet little is known about how representative their routes are. Using 311 marathon routes across five continents, we compare landmark…