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What is the best shape of a city? Modelling effect of urban form on distance

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  1. irickt · · focus · HN ↗
    Here&#x27;s a preprint from 2025: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;abs&#x2F;2507.00100v1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;arxiv.org&#x2F;abs&#x2F;2507.00100v1
    1. irickt · · focus · HN ↗
      And an explainer&#x2F;simulator here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vis.csh.ac.at&#x2F;cities-morphology&#x2F;#&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;vis.csh.ac.at&#x2F;cities-morphology&#x2F;#&#x2F;
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