Elements of Urban Form

Dempsey, Nicola; Brown, Caroline; Raman, Shibu; Porta, Sergio; Jenks, Mike; Jones, Cliff B.; Bramley, Glen

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-8647-2_2

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“…non-residential density combines land use and density). Accessibility indicators are particularly integrative in relating urban layout, mobility infrastructure, density and land use (Dempsey et al, 2008). This means that a Tools for evaluating the sustainability of urban design: a review Gil and Duarte change to any of the urban form dimensions involved will have an impact on the measurement results.…”

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Tools for evaluating the sustainability of urban design: a review

Gil

Duarte

2013

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Desig

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The present policy objective of sustainable urban development has created the need for methods of ex ante evaluation of local area development projects that assess the contribution of alternative solutions to the general sustainability goals. For this reason, we have seen the evolution of building energy assessment methods into sustainable neighbourhood assessment methods that are more integrative and contextual to accommodate the complexities of the urban scale. This article identifies and reviews a selection of sustainable urban development evaluation tools that are applicable to the early stages of urban design projects, to provide a clearer picture of the state of play to those needing to use such tools and those wanting to develop new ones. The review follows an analytical framework covering the format, structure, content and output of the tools, based on the recommendations of planning evaluation theory and the requirements of urban design practice. Since no single tool stands out from the review, the choice is not simple and there is scope both to further improve existing tools and develop new ones. The paper concludes proposing a strategy for the development of robust and compatible sustainable urban development evaluation methods based on four goals: collaboration, compatibility, customisation and combination.

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“…This is defined by the dimensions of urban form as proposed by Dempsey et al (2008) in the context of sustainable urban development (i.e. land use, density, mobility infrastructure, street layout and building type, as well as accessibility, which is identified as a unifying measure).…”

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Tools for evaluating the sustainability of urban design: a review

Gil

Duarte

2013

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Desig

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“…Building density is often described as the ratio of the number of buildings and total area whilst some literature such as Song and Knaap (2004) and Dempsey et al (2008) stated that the plot density is also an indicator to represent building density using the median value of overall plot density (Figure 7). This research combined the two indicators by identifying the numbers of building in the study area, the ratio of the number of buildings per area (Ha), median number of plot density, and building coverage.…”

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Spatial Transformation of Surakarta’s Peripheral Rural Villages Under in-Situ Urbanization Phenomenon : The Case of Gentan Village

Purnamasari

Yudana

Rini

2017

Geoplanning: Journal of Geomatics and Planning

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“…Hence, there are non-physical economic, social and political processes which are physically manifested in the urban structure and urban elements of the city. Urban form can be generally determined as a number of physical features and non-physical characteristics including size, shape, scale, density, land uses, building types, urban block layout and distribution of green space [13]. These elements are interrelated and claimed to influence sustainability of urban environment and accordingly they are the basis for the criteria for evaluation of the urban development.…”

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Interactive model of urban development in residential areas in Skopje

Marina

Masala

Pensa

et al. 2012

Usage, Usability, and Utility of 3D City Models – European COST Action TU0801

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Abstract. Development of residential areas in Skopje in a period after the 1963 earthquake led to an emergence of continuous pressure to the physical structure of the city. It's essential to analyse, explore and understand the processes that are shaping our city. The study explores interactive tool that exercise the complex analysis of architectural and urban structure within the Skopje's residential areas and proposes a 3D model to investigate local dynamics and best fitting urban indicators for development. Through series of analysis of diverse typologies, programs, spatial and functional configurations of the dwelling within the city, the study presents an effort by use of Interactive Visualization Tool (InViTo) for modeling of urban development to explicate spatial distribution, the process of transformation and acknowledge the regularities and suitability of development of urban form in Skopje's residential area and, in particular, the relationship between functions and its localizations.

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Elements of Urban Form

Cited by 54 publications

References 13 publications

Tools for evaluating the sustainability of urban design: a review

Tools for evaluating the sustainability of urban design: a review

Spatial Transformation of Surakarta’s Peripheral Rural Villages Under in-Situ Urbanization Phenomenon : The Case of Gentan Village

Interactive model of urban development in residential areas in Skopje

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