The spatiotemporal scaling laws of urban population dynamics

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 2881 - 14
• Main Authors: Tan, Xingye, Huang, Bo, Batty, Michael, Li, Weiyu, Wang, Qi Ryan, Zhou, Yulun, Gong, Peng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 24.03.2025; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/766/530/2804; 706/2808; 706/689; Cities; City centres; Dynamics; Energy consumption; Fluctuations; Fractal analysis; Fractals; Humanities and Social Sciences; Mobility; multidisciplinary; Population density; Population dynamics; Scale invariance; Scaling; Scaling laws; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Social sciences; Sustainable development; Time series; Urban areas; Urban environments; Urban planning; Urban populations; Urban structures

Human mobility is becoming increasingly complex in urban environments. However, our fundamental understanding of urban population dynamics, particularly the pulsating fluctuations occurring across different locations and timescales, remains limited. Here, we use mobile device data from large cities...