geographical scaling laws

Geographical scaling laws describe how various features of cities and regions change predictably as they grow in size. For example, as a city’s population increases, infrastructure like roads, economic activity, and innovation tend to grow disproportionately faster than the population itself. These laws help us understand patterns such as how larger cities often have higher productivity and more complex systems, following mathematical relationships. Essentially, they reveal that the properties of places aren’t random but follow consistent patterns related to their size, aiding urban planning, resource management, and understanding development trends.