How buildings change the fundamental allometry

2024/07/12 by Fabiano L. Ribeiro, Peiran Zhang, Ribeiro, Fabiano L. +5 · 1 voice · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph) #physics.soc-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2407.09289

Abstract

We demonstrate that the original fundamental allometry alone cannot accurately describe the relationship between urban area and population size. Instead, building height is a third factor that interplays with area and population. To illustrate this, we propose a straightforward model based on the idea that city area is the result of people's desire to live close to one another while also having sufficient living space. This leads to a more general form of fundamental allometry (relating area, population, and building height). Our argument is supported by empirical data from different countries.

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• our new preprint on arxiv: arxiv.org/abs/2407.09289 "How buildings change the fundamental allometry" [bsky, 2 points, 0 comments]

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