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Recent research suggests the processes that lead to allometric scaling in contemporary cities have been part of human societies all along. In this talk I illustrate a variety of manifestations of these processes in the archaeological record and discuss the implications of these findings for theories of social complexity. | Recent research suggests the processes that lead to allometric scaling in contemporary cities have been part of human societies all along. In this talk I illustrate a variety of manifestations of these processes in the archaeological record and discuss the implications of these findings for theories of social complexity. | ||
'''Slides:''' [[Media:scottortmanslides1.pdf | Lecture Slides Ortman]]<br> | |||
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| Complex Systems Summer School 2014 |
Urban Scaling and Social Complexity
Recent research suggests the processes that lead to allometric scaling in contemporary cities have been part of human societies all along. In this talk I illustrate a variety of manifestations of these processes in the archaeological record and discuss the implications of these findings for theories of social complexity.
Slides: Lecture Slides Ortman