On the complexity of assimilation in urban communities

Applied Network Science

Renita Murimi¹ 

[1] University of Dallas, 1845 E Northgate Dr, 75062, Irving, TX, USA;

关键词: Assimilation;    Urban communities;    Entropy;    Complexity;    Renyi divergence;    Immigration;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s41109-021-00399-y

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Cities are microcosms representing a diversity of human experience. The complexity of urban systems arises from this diversity, where the services that cities offer to their inhabitants have to be tailored for their unique requirements. This paper studies the complexity of urban environments in terms of the assimilation of its communities. We examine the urban assimilation complexity with respect to the foreignness between communities and formalize the level of complexity using information-theoretic measures. Our findings contribute to a sociological perspective of the relationship between urban complex systems and the diversity of communities that make up urban systems.

【 授权许可】

CC BY