#urban

The design of our cities can have a direct impact on public health.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

Cities, like organisms, exhibit universal patterns that govern their growth and behavior.

From Scale: The Universal Laws of Life and Death in Organisms, Cities and Companies by Geoffrey West

Cities are not just collections of buildings; they are complex systems that exhibit emergent behavior.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

The city is a living organism; it breathes and sweats and pulses.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

To understand a city, one must understand the movement of its people.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

Epidemics reveal the hidden structures of our cities.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

Cities would crumble and be overtaken by forests.

From The World Without Us by Alan Weisman

As cities scale, they become more efficient but also face greater challenges.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

The city is a complex organism that requires careful observation to understand.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

The size of a city influences everything from the efficiency of transportation to the creativity of its people.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

It's not the things themselves that disturb us, but our opinions about those things.

From The Art of Living by Epictetus

Epidemics are a reflection of our urban environments.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

The dynamics of urban life mirror those found in ecosystems, highlighting our connection to nature.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

Every epidemic is a window into the social fabric of a city.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

The migration reshaped cities and communities.

From The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Cities would crumble, and the artifacts of our civilization would be absorbed back into the earth.

From The World Without Us by Alan Weisman