Figure 1. The beautiful structure of fractals, patterns that are repeated and sometimes rotated or otherwise transformed at different scales

Left, a natural example of ice crystals. Right, a computer-generated fractal coral reef that, helped by color and shading effects, could be mistaken for a natural scene.

  • Salingaros, Nikos A., and Michael W. Mehaffy. "Ch 06. Scaling and Fractals." In Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future. Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future. Levellers/Sustasis Press and Vajra Publications, 2015. Digital Library
schnobby at wikimediacommons (left), prokofiev at wikimediacommons (right)

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  • "Figures." In Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future. DFLAP. Levellers/Sustasis Press and Vajra Publications, 2015.
  • Mehaffy, Michael W., and Nikos Angelos Salingaros. "Ch 06. Scaling and Fractals." In Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future, 76-85. Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future. Levellers/Sustasis Press and Vajra Publications, 2015.