This study provides a systematic review of the existing literature on Zipf's law for city size
distribution. Existing empirical evidence suggests that Zipf's law is not always observable …

Nearly all nontrivial real-world systems are nonlinear dynamical systems. Chaos describes
certain nonlinear dynamical systems that have a very sensitive dependence on initial …

This article provides a new geospatial perspective on whether or not Zipf's law holds for all
cities or for the largest cities in the United States using a massive dataset and its computing …

Studies of many complex systems have revealed new collective behaviours that emerge
through the mechanisms of self-organised critical fluctuations. Subject to the external and …

While several scholars have discussed the role of neighbourhood groups and local
communities in neighbourhood planning processes, there is still a lack of understanding …

Studies have shown that, city size and rank follow a Pareto distribution across countries and
over time. However, inconsistent definitions and measurements of city size (eg, urban …

Scenario prediction was introduced to better understand urban dynamics and to support
urban planning. Taking the Dongguan central urban area of the Pearl River Delta, China as …

Connectivity and reachability on temporal networks, which can describe the spreading of a
disease, the dissemination of information, or the accessibility of a public transport system …

This research summarizes land use and city expansion, as well as the dynamics of
urbanization, over recent years in Ulaanbaatar city, Mongolia. The study applies fractal …

The quality of an image affects its utility and image quality assessment has been a hot
research topic for many years. One widely used measure for image quality assessment is …