Measuring Building Adaptability and Street Vitality

March, Alan; Rijal, Yogita; Wilkinson, Sara; Özgür, Ebru Firidin

doi:10.1080/02697459.2012.715813

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“…Evaluating urban vitality in the traditional data environment is mostly based on qualitative perspectives, or through field observations and questionnaires. For example, March et al [23] pointed out that measuring vitality should consider the different experiences required for a healthy life, including privacy, rest, and contemplation. Sung & Lee [24] conducted a telephone survey to study the daily walking activities of Seoul residents, further revealing the connection between the residential environments and walking activity.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of Built Environment on Urban Vitality: Regression Analyses of Beijing and Chengdu, China

Shi

Yang

2019

IJERPH

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The loss of urban vitality is an important problem in the development of urban central areas. Analyzing the correlation between urban built environment and urban vitality supports urban planning and design. However, current research excludes the study of how consistent built environment factors affect urban vitality of cities with different development situations. Therefore, using social media check-in data, this paper measures neighborhood vibrancy in urban central areas in Beijing and Chengdu, China. Four levels of spatial information were used to measure the built environment: regulatory planning management unit (RPMU), land use, road network, and building. Regression model is used to quantify the correlation between urban vitality and the built environment of these two cities. The study found a strong correlation between built environment factors and urban vitality. Among the built environment factors, points of interest (POI) diversity and public transport accessibility indicators were strongly positively correlated with neighborhood vibrancy. However, the density indicators had totally different effects on urban vitality of cities with different development situations, which is excluded in existing studies. This research strengthens the practical understanding of the compact city concept, and can support the design and planning of urban built environment.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impacts of Built Environment on Urban Vitality: Regression Analyses of Beijing and Chengdu, China

Shi

Yang

2019

IJERPH

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“…Some studies assess vibrancy from a qualitative perspective [37], such as aesthetics or visual satisfaction [38,39]. In addition, March et al [40] pointed out that the measurement of vibrancy should take into consideration the various experiences required for a healthy life, including privacy, rest and contemplation. The disadvantage of using these methods is too subjective.…”

Section: Neighborhood Vibrancymentioning

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Exploring the Associations Between Urban Form and Neighborhood Vibrancy: A Case Study of Chengdu, China

Huang

Shi

et al. 2019

IJGI

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The design and optimization of urban form has always been a hot topic in urban planning and development research. Besides, the creation of continuous vitality in urban areas is of critical importance in the development of urbanization. However, due to the lack of data, it is difficult to measure the effects of urban form on neighborhood vibrancy. Additionally, no uniform conclusion has been drawn regarding to what degree urban form can contribute to neighborhood vibrancy. Taking advantage of emerging new data sources, the depth and breadth of related research can now be improved. Therefore, this paper uses high-precision positioning social media check-in data to approximate the vibrancy of 658 neighborhoods, and uses a geographical information system (GIS) to quantitatively measure the urban form indicators in the central area of Chengdu City, China. A quantitative exploration and analysis of the relationships between neighborhood vibrancy and urban form is conducted. The results of three regression models considering different explanatory variables show that socio-economic factors account for approximately 23% of neighborhood vibrancy. In addition, the correlation between the shape characteristics of a neighborhood and the vibrancy is weak. However, when the inner urban form indicators of neighborhoods are introduced into the regression model, the goodness of fit (R2) is nearly doubled. This finding indicates that strong associations exist between urban form and neighborhood vibrancy. Specifically, building density and functional diversity are positively correlated with neighborhood vibrancy. Unlike existing studies, this study finds that the road network within the neighborhood plays a positive role in the creation of neighborhood vibrancy. However, the impact of a road density indicator is not as powerful as the impacts of building density and functional diversity. This research can help urban designers to better design urban environments.

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“…Effective functional mix mapping requires a database that quantifies floor areas for diverse functions at cadastral scale. Such databases are rarely but increasingly available and publicly accessible (Hoek, 2008;March et al, 2012). For this paper we have mapped three cities with very different histories and morphologies: New York City, Barcelona and Bogotá.…”

Section: Three Citiesmentioning

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What is functional mix? An assemblage approach

Dovey

Pafka

2017

Planning Theory & Practice

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Functional or land-use mix has been seminal to urban design and planning for over 50 years-mixed-use reduces the need for travel, increases walkability and generates streetlife intensity. In this paper we review existing methods of measuring functional mix and rethink the ways in which it might be conceived, measured and mapped within a framework of assemblage thinking. We suggest a live/work/visit triangle as a promising method with a focus on the interconnections between functions rather than functions in themselves. Mapping techniques are developed to reveal the ways functional mix changes at different scales from streetscape to walkable neighbourhood. This approach is tested on detailed floor area databases from the cities of New York, Barcelona and Bogotá. Rather than reducing mix to an index, such mapping reveals each city as a mix of different mixes. These maps can be understood as urban xrays that enable interpretation and diagnosis of urban functional mix.

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Measuring Building Adaptability and Street Vitality

Cited by 26 publications

References 10 publications

Impacts of Built Environment on Urban Vitality: Regression Analyses of Beijing and Chengdu, China

Impacts of Built Environment on Urban Vitality: Regression Analyses of Beijing and Chengdu, China

Exploring the Associations Between Urban Form and Neighborhood Vibrancy: A Case Study of Chengdu, China

What is functional mix? An assemblage approach

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