A novel, integrative approach to cities as complex adaptive systems, applicable to issues
ranging from innovation to economic prosperity to settlement patterns. Human beings …

Challenges due to the rapid urbanization of the world—especially in emerging countries—
range from an increasing dependence on energy to air pollution, socio-spatial inequalities …

Human mobility impacts many aspects of a city, from its spatial structure,–to its response to
an epidemic,,–. It is also ultimately key to social interactions, innovation, and productivity …

Tracking human activities with social media (online social networks) and point of interest
data to understand human dynamic distribution, behavior, and high-density urban …

Complex systems have become a popular lens for analyzing cities, and complexity theory
has many implications for urban performance and resilience. This paper develops a …

OpenStreetMap offers a valuable source of worldwide geospatial data useful to urban
researchers. This study uses the OSMnx software to automatically download and analyze …

Social media check-in data, one type of crowdsourcing open data about individual activity-
related choices, provides a new perspective to sense people's spatial and temporal …

A large proportion of Africa's infrastructure is yet to be built. Where and how these new
buildings are constructed matters since today's decisions will last for decades. The resulting …

This research investigates how evolving urban spatial structure explains commuting patterns
in Bei**g, China. To describe the dynamic and multi-dimensional urban spatial evolution …

Polycentricity belongs to the most versatile and fuzzy concepts in urban geography. It
basically points to the existence of more than one center within a conurbation. Previous …