Mapping Urbanities

Dovey, Kim; Pafka, Elek; Ristic, Mirjana

doi:10.4324/9781315309163

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“…Urban morphology is the study of human settlements in terms of their structure and the process of both formation and transformation [31]. Density, access, functional mix, and urban interface are considered as the four key elements of urban analysis in general and urban morphology in particular [32][33][34][35]. Understanding their relation is a critical condition for exploring the morphology of an informal settlement.…”

Section: Morphological Thinking In Informal Settlementsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Building density is measured either as gross density or net density [32,38]. Berghauser Pont and Haupt [39] proposed four levels in urban areas to illustrate the application of net and gross density: lot, island, fabric, and district levels.…”

Section: Densitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Berghauser Pont and Haupt [39] proposed four levels in urban areas to illustrate the application of net and gross density: lot, island, fabric, and district levels. The lot level is the basic unit for market transactions [32]. Hence, it should be measured in net density.…”

Section: Densitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Finally, the district level is a broader urban area including various functions such as education, transport, parks, commercial, and residential. Planners often use gross density for the district level [32]. Given some important aspects of urban planning and design such as walkability and viability of public transport are not considered using net density [40], gross density is considered more appropriate when analysing urban morphology at large scales [40].…”

Section: Densitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hoek [49] considered mixed-use as a combination of three urban uses: housing, working, and amenities. Dovey et al [32] proposed a classification according to the purpose in which people go to a place. People live, work, or visit some kinds of facilities or amenities.…”

Section: Functional MIXmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Urban villages play an important role in providing affordable housing to urban migrants in Chinese cities. They are considered as supplementary to the dual rural-urban system in China. Of central importance to studying urban villages is how the morphology of these informal settlements affects urban life. It is essential for urban planners and designers to examine the morphology of urban villages. This paper, therefore, investigates the morphology of urban villages using the case study of Dayuan Village in Guangzhou, China. The morphology of this urban village is tested against four main elements of urban morphology: urban density, accessibility, functional mix, and urban interface. Our results revealed that the type of street within the urban village has considerable influence on accessibility, functional mix, and urban interface. Regarding urban density, our results show that buildings’ height is not influenced by the centrality of buildings nor land value; however, it is likely that it is affected by planning agreements between the village committee and the local government. Land coverage does not comply with the planning regulation for residential districts. Regarding accessibility analysis, the number of entrances to streets is influenced by the type of street under analysis. The distribution of different types of functional mix is also affected by the type of street within the urban village. The buildings with a mix of ‘live/visit’ are concentrated along the formal streets and primary inner streets. The mono-functional use of ‘live’ and the bi-functional mix of ‘live/work’ are mostly located in the secondary inner streets. Regarding urban interface, our results demonstrate that the formal streets have an interface with considerable porosity, and that this can contribute to the livelihood of the immediate area.

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