Street network and home-based business patterns in Cairo’s informal areas

Mohamed, Abdelbaseer A.; Ham, Maarten van

doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106010

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“…This invites city planners and managers to spatially redesign such settlements to overcome internal spatial fragmentation and connect poorly connected informal settlements to a spatial network of the whole city. Recent successful attempts in greater Cairo (Mohamed and Van Nes, 2017) to generate economic opportunities through transport accessibility planning strategies are noteworthy. From a connectivity point of view, policymakers need to emphasise integrating different parts of the city, drawing on functional interconnections based on the social and spatial character of settlements.…”

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Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era

Alsherfawi Aljazaerly,

Okyere,

Fatemi

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis paper analyses changes in the activity pattern of Damascus city from late modern era (late Ottoman rule) to the contemporary era. The research objective is to explore the impact of the socio-historical process on the evolving morphological structure of the urban core and to draw implications for post-war reconstruction.Design/methodology/approachSpace Syntax methodology was employed to trace the historical and morphological changes in the urban core of Damascus. The timeframe was divided into five periods covering the city's socio-political transformation and five maps depicting these periods. Local and global integration measures were used to analyse the changes in the urban core across each period. Normalised angular choice (NACH) measure was used to identify the changes in the city planning system.FindingsThe results revealed that the urban core corresponded to the main streets, which had socio-economic importance across history. However, introducing a new planning system influenced by Western planning ideals led to the creation of multi-morphological patterns. At the city level, the study found that the urban core was more accessible in the preplanned areas, while the organic expansion of the informal settlements was exclusive of the core area. At the local level, some informal settlements showed an intense core. Intelligibility analysis revealed that earlier periods showed considerably higher values, implying declines in the ease of navigation of the city over time.Research limitationsThis study did not account for the political, economic and cultural factors that could shape morphological changes in Damascus. In addition, the study adopted historical reference points to understand the morphological changes, as high-quality geospatial data was not available to monitor the recent post-war situation.Practical implicationsThe research findings give a foundation for a more contextualised historical understanding of spatial structure and changes, which can contribute to the post-war reconstruction and redevelopment of Damascus city.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first to trace historical spatial changes in Damascus from a space syntax approach, weaving together socio-historical and configurational studies. In doing so, it shows how historically informed and spatially aware urban planning and design policies can support policymakers and built environment professionals in planning and redevelopment.

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Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era

Alsherfawi Aljazaerly,

Okyere,

Fatemi

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“…The starting point for learning and exchange is good. However, regardless of living conditions, cultural differences, and unthinkingly following trends at home and abroad, they often forget the beautiful cultural heritage of their ancestors and lack the most fundamental human significance (Mohamed & Van, 2022). The existing environment and climate of each city are specific, and when designing urban spaces in the context of AI, street environments must be designed specifically for urban design.…”

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Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Design Incorporated into Design of Street Space in Small Cities

Song

2023

EAI Endorsed Trans Energy Web

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INTRODUCTION: At present, China's urbanization continues to develop, but the level of urban planning and design has not kept pace with the progress of development, especially the creation of street space in small cities, which is still not able to adapt to the current needs of people's cultural life. With the development of the economy and science and technology, artificial intelligence and other information technologies are constantly integrated into daily life. Therefore, utilizing artificial intelligence for street space design research is significant. OBJECTIVES: To improve the development level of artificial intelligence, information technology, and the application level of artificial intelligence in China; to solve the problem of the relatively low level of street space design in the current city, especially in small towns, to meet the needs of people's cultural life; to promote the improvement of the level of artificial intelligence in China for the convenience of civil life, and to further improve the level of street space design in China. METHODS: Firstly discusses the theories, such as the principles of street space design in small cities, to illustrate the necessity of integrating AI into street space design in small towns; secondly, the model established by AI is used to optimize the street space in small cities; finally, the feasibility of integrating AI design into street space design in small towns is illustrated through cases and examples. RESULTS: Street space design in small cities in China needs more design aesthetics, and artificial intelligence needs to be integrated into street space design. Artificial intelligence has a noticeable optimization effect on street space design, and using artificial intelligence can improve the design level of limited space. Also illustrates that artificial intelligence can be better integrated into the street space design of small cities through cases. CONCLUSION: In the context of the digital era, the street space design of small cities needs to apply artificial intelligence. In modernization-oriented urban construction, the street space design level of small towns should be further strengthened to improve the modernization level of cities.

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Planning for Sustainability: A New Unit of Spatial Planning for Driving Transition

Miše

Bevilacqua

2023

Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems

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The health and climate crisis are calling for an urgent re-evaluation of concepts such as resilience and sustainability and how we measure and implement them, sifting the debate towards the role urban design and planning play in driving urban transitions. Recent studies have been introduced to investigate the dynamics of the pandemic in urban areas and the ample literature on tools and methods for measuring vulnerabilities. The paper calls for a need to re-scale urban planning down to a human level by bridging space syntax attributes with measures of resilience. It introduces a data and evidence-based approach framework for driving urban transitions utilizing risk assessment (National Risk Index) and a vulnerability measuring index (City Resilience Index) to quantify spatial attributes which foster sustainable practices. A scenario testing method is proposed to make urban design more consistent with the strategic mission of urban planning driving resilience and transition.

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Street network and home-based business patterns in Cairo’s informal areas

Cited by 5 publications

References 43 publications

Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era

Configuring urban morphological changes: the case of Damascus city in the late modern era

Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Design Incorporated into Design of Street Space in Small Cities

Planning for Sustainability: A New Unit of Spatial Planning for Driving Transition

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