Does urban scaling apply to Europe's oldest cities, too?

Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 08:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Europe's cities, most of which were established centuries ago, have seen periods of boom and bust and developed under unique geographic constraints and economic pressures. Do these unique pressures result in unique growth and development patterns? Or do the general relations of urban scaling apply to ancient European cities just as they do to younger urban areas in other parts of the world.

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