Many cities have a distinct urban form evident in their street pattern. The spatial properties of that form, such as street density and connectivity are identifiable and measurable. This is known as space syntax.
There is a substantive literature on space syntax in architecture and urban planning. Recent research uses space syntax measures to examine how urban form is related to routine walking, showing that street layout is a primary factor influencing pedestrian movement. (Koohsari, et al, 2019).
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How many of the following 15 cities you can identify from their urban form or street layout alone. Answers are on the next page. |
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A Closer Look At Vienna
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The Pattern is Verified by Global Positioning System Traces
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| Author's GPS trace over multiple visits to Vienna |
Sources:
Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, Koichiro Oka, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama,
Natural movement: A space syntax theory linking urban form and function with walking for transport,
Health & Place, Volume 58, 2019, 102072, ISSN 1353-8292, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.002.
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