SoylentNews

Ancient and Modern Cities Aren't So Different.

posted by janrinok on Saturday February 28 2015, @09:33AM   
from the nothing-changes dept.

AnonTechie writes:

Despite notable differences in appearance and governance, ancient human settlements functioned in much the same way as modern cities, according to new findings by researchers at the Santa Fe Institute and the University of Colorado Boulder.

Previous research has shown that as modern cities grow in population, so do their efficiencies and productivity. A city's population outpaces its development of urban infrastructure, for example, and its production of goods and services outpaces its population. What's more, these patterns exhibit a surprising degree of mathematical regularity and predictability, a phenomenon called "urban scaling."

But has this always been the case?

http://phys.org/news/2015-02-ancient-modern-cities.html

[Related]: http://www.santafe.edu/news/item/human-social-universals/

[Abstract]: http://www.santafe.edu/research/working-papers/abstract/3f8afbc22a66c776600bfe31f1d01149/

[Working Paper]: http://www.santafe.edu/media/workingpapers/14-11-041.pdf

• Goods services and infrastructure (Score: 4, Insightful) by JoeMerchant on Saturday February 28 2015, @01:27PM

  by JoeMerchant (3937) on Saturday February 28 2015, @01:27PM (#151030)

  Population outpaces infrastructure and production outpaces population. Sounds like the population needs to focus more on infrastructure and less on capturing wealth from goods and services for personal use. Unless we all actually like traffic jams and other infrastructure failures.

  --
  Україна досі не є частиною Росії Слава Україні🌻 https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/06/24/7408365/

  Starting Score:	1		point
  Moderation		+2
  Insightful=1, Interesting=1, Total=2
  Extra 'Insightful' Modifier		0
  Karma-Bonus Modifier		+1
  Total Score:		4