Causally speaking, size/density of cities ca be driven (often) by stochastic processes. If they get big, pressures for trade are big
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Replying to @InaneImperium
you should definitely check out "The Economy of Cities" by Jane Jacobs
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Replying to @380kmh
I actually have "Life and Death" on my reading list. Btw, have you read "Darwinian Reactionary" essays on diversity/bio-semantics?
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Replying to @InaneImperium
I would skip Death and Life if I were you, literally all of her other books are more worthwhile
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Replying to @380kmh
Oh? It is the most famous one, so I feel like it must have made an impact for a reason. Pitch me on ignoring it for the other one?
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Replying to @InaneImperium
It is the most famous one mainly because it's her first--which is also why it's not as good as later books. It's like a draft
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Replying to @380kmh
Does "The economy of cities" cover the insights in L&D, or should I turn to another one?
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Replying to @InaneImperium
it covers some of the most relevant ones--honestly, D&L is a good book, it's just the least-good of all the rest of her books
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Replying to @380kmh
Thanks for the recommendation. The "Darwinian Reactionary" essays are here: https://darwinianreactionary.wordpress.com/
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Replying to @InaneImperium @380kmh
Best ones on this topic are (short) "Alienation & Diversity", "Why Diversity Destroys Social Capital", & "Biosemantics of Self-Rep"
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thanks! checking them out
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