Are There Differences Between Cities With Good Public Transportation and Subway Networks?

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As we get different transportation methods, the structure of the city is goingto change along with it. Places that have subways tend to not have built those subways unless they already had a high level density to begin with. And then am places that are investing in subway systems tend to encourage more density,. because they get more value out of this huge public investment that they've spent. So jus moreot how we've done development and the us. Yes, you want more contrast where you have both green space and high density loment, cheek by jowl. In scandinavian cities do this a very well. Rest they are excellent examples.

The concept of the city is a crucial one for human civilization: people living in proximity, bringing in resources from outside, separated from the labors of subsistence so they can engage in the trade of goods and ideas. But we are still learning how cities grow and adapt to new conditions, as well as how we can best guide them to be livable as well as functional. I talk with urban scientist Catherine Brinkley about the structure of cities, including the fractal nature of their shapes, as well as what we can do to make cities thrive as much as possible.

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Catherine Brinkley received a Ph.D. in City and Regional Planning as well as a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Pennsylvania. She is currently Associate Professor of Human Ecology and Faculty Director at the Center for Regional Change at the University of California, Davis. She has been awarded fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation, the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity, and the Santa Fe Institute.