Different approaches in the study of urban form

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Paulo Pinho (Author) FEUP; Vítor Oliveira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability

Vol. 2 No. 2

Pages: 103-125

ISSN: 1754-9183

Indexing

Scopus - 30 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Other social sciences

CORDIS: Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Urban areas management

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00Q-FX9

DOI: 10.1080/17549170903083676

Abstract (EN): In recent years, the debate on urban morphology has been polarized by two different perspectives, the first developed within the International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF), based on the Conzenian and the Muratorian traditions, and the second ¿ space. syntax ¿ developed particularly in University College London. Both approaches are being further developed in a wide international context. The first and the second parts of this paper describe the origins, main characteristics, and contributions of these approaches, which are illustrated by the authors on-going research on Oporto urban form in Portugal. The last part presents some suggestions for bridging the gap between these approaches.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 23