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Luis Bettencourt on The Science of Cities
COMPLEXITY
Is There Any Other System That Is Better?
In a city, we behave differently. We have different relationships and possibilities for what we do. And so you see also this kind of interesting acceleration, diversification of what people can do. So the question is: Is there any other system that we know may be better in a different context? I try to say that no. In many ways, there are facets of this problem that you can see in other complex systems, but its combination of effects is really special to the city. It's really special to creatures like us.
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