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Urban scientist, theoretical physicist
Luis Bettencourt
Theoretical physicist with Ph.D. from Imperial College London. Currently the Lorna Puttkammer Straus Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution and Data Sciences Institute at the University of Chicago, with additional faculty appointments in Sociology. Leading researcher applying complex systems theory and network analysis to understand cities as self-organizing biological-like entities.
Known For
Universal scaling laws in citiesComplex systems approach to urban scienceMathematical frameworks connecting biology and urbanism
Canon
Books
■Introduction to Urban Science: Evidence and Theory of Cities as Complex Systems