Join us for a conversation with Luís Bettencourt on his book, Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems. He will be joined in discussion by Scott G. Ortman. Presented in Partnership with The Mansueto Institute for Urban Innovation at the University of Chicago Virtual Event

The confluence of world wide urbanization and of bigger data of many kinds and from many places is enabling a new, more systematic and more scientific understanding of human societies and of cities in particular. In this talk, I will provide a brief overview of the emergent field of urban science, a body of evidence-based,… Continue reading Luis Bettencourt: “What Urban Science can tell you about the cities of the present, past and future”