TechArs Technica Sci6 days ago
Three vital signs define a city's urban pulse
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A new paper in PNAS defines an urban pulse as three key vital signs measuring a city's metabolic activity. The authors used NASA satellite data to capture dynamics like population growth and land expansion. These patterns could inform urban planning and help people evaluate neighborhoods for housing or business.
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