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What Is a City?

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September 26, 2014

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Physicists Geoffrey West and Luis Bettencourt of the Santa Fe Institute have looked at data from cities around the world to try to understand what, exactly, they are. They've found that surprising patterns underlie the growth of all urban systems. You can read more about their research here

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Physicists Geoffrey WestLuis BettencourtSanta Fe Institute

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