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Scale

By Geoffrey West

Scale Social Sciences

Scale

By Geoffrey West

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Geoffrey West's research centres on a quest to find unifying principles and patterns connecting everything, from cells and ecosystems to cities, social networks and businesses. Why do organisms and ecosystems scale with size in a remarkably universal and systematic fashion? Is there a maximum size of cities? Of animals and plants? What about companies? Can scale show us how to create a more sustainable future? By applying the rigour of physics to questions of biology, visionary physicist Geoffrey West found that despite the riotous diversity in the sizes of mammals, they are all, to a large degree, scaled versions of each other. This speaks to everything from how long we can expect to live to how many hours of sleep we need. He then made the even bolder move of exploring his work's applicability to cities and to the business world. These investigations have led to powerful insights about the elemental natural laws that bind us together in profound ways, and how all complex systems are dancing to the same simple tune, however diverse and unrelated they may seem.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
479
Release Date:
2018-05-03
Publication Date:
2018-05-03
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1780225598
ISBN13:
9781780225593
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
366 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
35 cm
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