scholarly journals Revising the position of a city block within the morphological frame of a traditional city: Contemporary perspectives

Spatium ◽  
2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Nikovic ◽  
Vladan Djokic ◽  
Igor Maric
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
City Block ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
Theoretical Support ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The City ◽  
Synthetic Models ◽  
Contemporary Context

This paper investigates the basic theoretical concepts of urban morphology related to the phenomena of a traditional city and its constitutive elements, including the city block. The traditional city is not considered an absolute model, but a subject of morphological analysis, by which its characteristics are detected, classified and described, becoming a base for new synthetic models in the context of contemporary designing and planning. The paper provides theoretical support to further studies dealing with the practical application of theoretical knowledge and concepts of urban morphology in designing and planning. It points out that the key characteristics of a traditional city identified by morphological analysis are contained within the architectural and urban entity of a city block, which can, therefore, be considered a generative element of its urban structure. Given that the scale of a city block allows for morphological analysis, as well as providing recommendations for future urban development, these research results can be applied to the contemporary context of designing and planning. The paper fits into contemporary studies that link the fields of urban morphology and urban design.

scholarly journals Uncovering the Morphology of Kōm ad-Dikka in Alexandria

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirhan Damir
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Historical Period ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Morphological Transformation ◽  
Modern Period ◽  
History Of ◽  
Physical Impact ◽  
The City

The historical residential area of Kōm ad–Dikka in Alexandria has experienced subsequent morphological transformation since the ancient era until present. Each historical period had a physical impact on the city’s urban structure that in turn struggled to survive its successive one with its different urban conception. However, the sinuous streets of this area, which probably date back to the late Egyptian Medieval period, are characterized as the only surviving organic fabric intra–muros that was not altered during the Egyptian Modern period. This paper elaborately investigated the chronological history of the historical residential area since the ancient era until the mid—twentieth century. Based on in–depth investigation of historical maps and memoirs, it revealed the possible reasons behind its extant sinuous urban form and postulated reconstructions of its urban morphology through sequential phases.

scholarly journals The urban form in the city of Tulcán, Carchi - Ecuador

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda María Tapia ◽  
Adolfo Vigil-de-Insausti ◽  
María Dolores Montaño
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Internal Space ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
North West ◽  
The City

Yolanda Tapia¹, Adolfo Vigil de Insausti¹, María Dolores Montaño ² ¹ Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Valencia, UPV. Camino de Vera, s/n. 46022 Valencia, ²Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, PUCE. Av. 12 de Octubre 1076, Vicente Ramón Roca, Quito, Ecuador E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Keywords: Tulcán, Ecuador, urban, landscape, history Conference topics and scale: The Urban Form, “City and territory in the globalization age”   Tulcán, located north in Ecuador is the capital of the province of Carchi. It is a city especially commercial and agricultural whose urban morphology responds to historical, environmental and administrative circumstances, that is how, since 1851, the date on which the “cantonization” takes place begins the formation of the capital city with an urban structure formed in checkerboard that welcomes the traditional nucleus of the typical city of the ecuatorian highlands. With the development of this city, isolated neighborhoods are born out of the original urban fabric that expand in the territory, following the main road connections, eventually to fill the internal space with a morphology of contrasts, as each neighborhood or new occupations are structured individually without thinking of a city of integral formation. The longitudinal growth of the city was marked from its beginning by the river Bobo to the north-west and the river Tajamar to the south-east that keep the city within natural limits, which also provide certain environmental and landscape benefits, however in the the last few decades the city has had a significant growth that threatens an unattended and constantly expanding periphery to these environmental resources. We are facing a heterogeneous city, with problems and possibilities and attending to the idea that the city is an unfinished work, integral and sustainable urban regeneration is the basis for a reordering and a new urban approach. It is therefore proposed to study three strategic lines: the existing city, its internal circuits of connection and the adjacent nature. Establishing initial uses in the city, to occupy the predominant urban void and thus to activate the pubic space. Restructure mobility, which will strengthen the use of new peripheral road infrastructures to reduce motorized circuits in the interior, thus promoting the use of bicycles and the creation of pedestrian routes. Finally, environmental resources will again have the value of landscape and ecological wealth producing around the city a green infrastructure that contains growth and is the link of this with the countryside. References Beery, B. (1975) ‘Consecuencias humanas de la urbanización’, Madrid: Pirámide Hernández, A. (2001) ‘La ciudad estructurada’, en Boletín CF+S 15 Calidad de vida urbana: variedad, cohesión y medio ambiente. (http://habitat.aq.upm.es/boletin/n15/aaher.html) Huertas Nadal, D. (2012) ‘I making Heterotopías, laboratorio de estrategias urbanas’, Vitoria: Universidad Francisco Vitoria Lopez de Lucio, R. (2007) ‘Construir ciudad en la periferia’, Madrid: ETS Arquitectura (UPM) Urbanística y ordenación del territorio Solá-Morales, M. (1997) ‘Las formas del crecimiento urbano’, Barcelona:Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya

scholarly journals MORFOLOGIA URBANA DE JANAÚBA/MG

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 317-346
Author(s):  
Vivian Mendes Hermano
Keyword(s):  
Urban Studies ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Model Categories ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
The North ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
The City ◽  
Landscape Formation

A morfologia contribui para os estudos sobre cidades, em especial aqueles interessados no entendimento da conformação e da funcionalidade. Uma importância primaz é destacar a relação entre os agentes naturais e sociais na formação da paisagem.  Nesse sentido, este estudo tem como objetivo central analisar a morfologia urbana de Janaúba/MG, e, como fins específicos: detalhar a estrutura urbana local,pela identificação de seu sítio e tecido; contribuir com os estudos urbanos locais e regionais; exemplificar um conjunto metodológico que possa ser desenvolvido em outros espaços da região do Norte de Minas. A metodologia aplicada se pautou na análise geossistêmica do sítio urbano local, enfatizando os aspectos climático, geomorfológico, hidrológico e vegetacional, e na identificação e no zoneamento do tecido urbano, segundo modelo de Amorim Filho (2005). Os resultados indicam que o quadro natural da cidade foi e é agente interventor positivo da organização e da expansão da cidade; o tecido, em sua conformação, é orientado pela presença dos equipamentos públicos, com forte influência das vias. As categorias do modelo foram reconhecidas, mas se registraram singularidades. A partir dos resultados, identificaram-se traços do avanço econômico e demográfico, associados à falta do planejamento urbano, resultando em uma estrutura, em parte, desequilibrada. Palavras-chave: Morfologia Urbana; Sítio; Tecido; Janaúba/MG.   URBAN MORPHOLOGY OF JANAÚBA CITY / MG Abstract Morphology contributes to studies on cities, particularly those interested in understanding conformation and functionality. A major importance is to highpoint the connection between natural and social agents in landscape formation. Thus, this study aims to analyze urban morphology of Janaúba city / MG. As specific purposes: detail the local urban structure, by identifying its site and fabric; contribute to local and regional urban studies; exemplify a methodological set that can be developed in other places of the North of Minas Gerais. Applied methodology based on local urban site geosystemic analysis, emphasized the climatic, geomorphological, hydrological and vegetative aspects, identified and zoned urban fabric, according to Amorim Filho (2005) model. Results indicate that the natural representation of the city was and is a positive intervening agent of organization and expansion of the city; fabric, in its conformation, is oriented by the presence of public equipments, with strong influence of the thoroughfare. Model categories were recognized, but singularities were recorded. From the results, traces of economic and demographic advances were identified, associated to the lack of urban planning, resulting in a structure, in part, unstable. Keywords: Urban Morphology; Site; Tissue; Janaúba city / MG.   MORFOLOGÍA URBANA DE JANAÚBA / MG Resumen La morfología contribuye a los estudios sobre ciudades, en especial aquellos interesados ​​en el entendimiento de la conformación y funcionalidad.  Es primordial destacar la relación entre los agentes naturales y sociales en la formación del paisaje. En este sentido, este estudio tiene como objetivo central analizar la morfología urbana de la ciudad de Janaúba / MG, y, como fines específicos: detallar la estructura urbana local, por la identificación de su sitio y tejido; contribuir con los estudios urbanos locales y regionales; ejemplificar un conjunto metodológico que pueda ser desarrollado en otros espacios de la región del Norte de Minas. La metodología aplicada se basó en el análisis geosistémico del sitio urbano local, enfatizando los aspectos climático, geomorfológico, hidrológico y vegetacional, y en la identificación y zonificación del tejido urbano, según modelo de Amorim Filho (2005). Los resultados indican que el cuadro natural de la ciudad fue y es agente interventor positivo de la organización y expansión de la ciudad; El tejido, en su conformación, está orientado por la presencia de los equipamientos públicos, con fuerte influencia de las vías. Las categorías del modelo fueron reconocidas, pero se registraron singularidades. A partir de los resultados, se identificaron rasgos del avance económico y demográfico, asociados a la falta de planificación urbana, resultando en una estructura, en parte, desequilibrada. Palabras clave: Morfología Urbana; Sitio; Tejido; Ciudad de Janaúba / MG.

scholarly journals Morfologia urbana: estudo e análise dos espaços livres em um recorte do município de Cachoeira do Sul (RS)

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Quétilan Rodrigues Domingues ◽  
Andreza Da Costa ◽  
Geanny Bañolas Leal ◽  
Gianne Speth ◽  
Leonardo Ernandes da Silva Peres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Morphological Analysis ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Space Systems ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Object Of Study ◽  
The City

Urban morphology studies developed from the city configuration are important in order to enable consideration on the needs of the place we live, that is, from the city level, as in a reduced analysis, focused on the neighborhood. Thus, morphological analysis serves to subsidize the actions performed by space producers and enables reflection on the impacts generated with each new building or intervention in the urban space. The object of study of the present work is the morphological analysis of a portion of the urban fabric of a small town of Rio Grande do Sul, which is characterized by residences of the population with highest purchasing power in the city, and also by places that present irregular buildings and illegal occupations. The typological study on the urban form has its focus on the analysis of open spaces and how they dialogue with the built spaces. Maps and analyzes identify the occupation of the territory and the different types of open spaces, whether public or private, green or built. The results show how these open spaces are presented and how they are used within the study area. This work presents a methodology for mapping and identifying the quality of free spaces, which, in turn, is very important to support further analysis in other parts of the city and to understand connections and free space systems within the municipality, in order to provide to public agencies a tool that helps in the planning and qualification of the spaces, both the existing ones, as well as future new spaces.

Regeneration of a historic city block: the example of the relocation of the historic Atelier building to the cloister area of the Congregation of the Resurrection in Krakow

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogusław Podhalański ◽  
Anna Połtowicz
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Steel Structure ◽  
City Block ◽  
Raising Awareness ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Heritage Building ◽  
Historic City ◽  
The City

Abstract The article discusses a project that features the relocation of the historic Atelier building, built by Krakow-based architect Wandalin Beringer (1839–1923) who was active in the early twentieth century, and the regeneration of a plot belonging to the Congregation of the Resurrection since 1885, which is located at 12 Łobzowska Street in Krakow. The method includes cutting the entire structure off at the foundation and then after reinforcing it with a steel structure transporting it in its entirety to the new location. The project included two possible variants of moving the building in a straight line, either by 21 or 59 metres and evaluates two projects of further regeneration, the adaptive reuse of the building as an exhibition and religious space as well as a proposal for the remodelling of the nearby plot that belongs to the Congregation into a space for meditation and as a recreational park. The aim of these measures is to prevent the demolition of this building, now over a century old, as a result of which a forgotten element of the cultural heritage of the city will be saved. This project was based on the results of analyses of the cultural and historical conditions of Krakow. The block of buildings in which the Atelier in question is located is a very attractive location, near to the very centre of Krakow, adjacent to residential, service and educational buildings. It is directly adjacent to the Monastery Complex of the Congregation of the Resurrection, listed as a heritage building under conservation protection (municipal registry of heritage buildings). In the second half of the twentieth century, the building was used as a workroom by artists such as Xawery Dunikowski and later by the sculptress Teodora Stasiak. The case of the Atelier may provide an inspiration for discussion as well as raising awareness among citizens and city authorities to avoid future situations in which cultural heritage may become forgotten or demolished.

scholarly journals Can inner and outer containment counteract pulls and pushes toward delinquency? A test of Walter Reckless’s containment theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 147737082098881
Author(s):  
Heleen J Janssen ◽  
Gerben JN Bruinsma ◽  
Frank M Weerman
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Test ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Longitudinal Survey ◽  
External Factors ◽  
Interaction Theory ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
The Core ◽  
Longitudinal Survey Data ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The City

The aim of the current study is to provide an empirical test of containment theory of Walter Reckless (1899–1988). The theory proposes that outer and inner containment hold adolescents back from delinquency even when external factors pull and push them toward it. This early control theory was ahead of its time, but never received the empirical attention it deserves. This article outlines the core theoretical concepts and the basic propositions in order to empirically examine their validity. We employed hybrid linear regression analysis using longitudinal survey data of 612 adolescents (12–18 years old) in the city of The Hague, the Netherlands. The results indicate that outer and inner containment can be meaningfully distinguished, and that several but not all propositions of the theory are supported. Inner and outer containment function as a buffer against external pulls and are able to counteract the effect of increases in environmental pulls during adolescence. We conclude that containment theory is still a promising interaction theory that can help us understand why adolescents who experience external pulls toward delinquency are able to resist these influences.

scholarly journals Mental Health and the City in the Post-COVID-19 Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 7533
Author(s):  
Jakub Bil ◽  
Bartłomiej Buława ◽  
Jakub Świerzawski
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Spatial Structure ◽  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Spatial Effects ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The City

The article describes the risks for the mental health and wellbeing of urban-dwellers in relation to changes in the spatial structure of a city that could be caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. A year of lockdown has changed the way of life in the city and negated its principal function as a place of various meetings and social interactions. The danger of long-term isolation and being cut-off from an urban lifestyle is not only a challenge facing individuals, but it also creates threats on various collective levels. Hindered interpersonal relations, stress, and the fear of another person lower the quality of life and may contribute to the development of mental diseases. Out of fear against coronavirus, part of the society has sought safety by moving out of the densely populated city centres. The dangerous results of these phenomena are shown by research based on the newest literature regarding the influence of COVID-19 and the lockdown on mental health, urban planning, and the long-term spatial effects of the pandemic such as the urban sprawl. The breakdown of the spatial structure, the loosening of the urban tissue, and urban sprawl are going to increase anthropopressure, inhibit access to mental health treatment, and will even further contribute to the isolation of part of the society. In addition, research has shown that urban structure loosening as a kind of distancing is not an effective method in the fight against the SARS-COV pandemic. Creating dense and effective cities through the appropriate management of development during and after the pandemic may be a key element that will facilitate the prevention of mental health deterioration and wellbeing. It is also the only possibility to achieve the selected Sustainable Development Goals, which as of today are under threat.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Urban Morphology to the Formation of the Microclimate in Compact Urban Cores: A Study in the City Center of Thessaloniki

Urban Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 37
Author(s):  
Georgios-Rafail Kouklis ◽  
Athena Yiannakou
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Simulation Method ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
City Center ◽  
Outdoor Spaces ◽  
Microclimatic Conditions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the contribution of urban morphology to the formation of microclimatic conditions prevailing within urban outdoor spaces. We studied the compact form of a city and examined, at a detailed, street plan level, elements related to air temperature, urban ventilation, and the individual’s thermal comfort. All elements examined are directly affected by both the urban form and the availability of open and green spaces. The field study took place in a typical compact urban fabric of an old city center, the city center of Thessaloniki, where we investigated the relationship between urban morphology and microclimate. Urban morphology was gauged by examining the detailed street plan, along with the local building patterns. We used a simulation method based on the ENVI-met© software. The findings of the field study highlight the fact that the street layout, the urban canyon, and the open and green spaces in a compact urban form contribute decisively both to the creation of the microclimatic conditions and to the influence of the bioclimatic parameters.

scholarly journals Remote Sensing-Based Analysis of Urban Landscape Change in the City of Bucharest, Romania

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 2323
Author(s):  
Constantin Nistor ◽  
Marina Vîrghileanu ◽  
Irina Cârlan ◽  
Bogdan-Andrei Mihai ◽  
Liviu Toma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Policy Development ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Landscape Heterogeneity ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Change Analysis ◽  
Complex Structural ◽  
The City

The paper investigates the urban landscape changes for the last 50 years in Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. Bucharest shows a complex structural transformation driven by the socialist urban policy, followed by an intensive real-estate market development. Our analysis is based on a diachronic set of high-resolution satellite imagery: declassified CORONA KH-4B from 1968, SPOT-1 from 1989, and multisensor stacked layers from Sentinel-1 SAR together with Sentinel-2MSI from 2018. Three different datasets of land cover/use are extracted for the reference years. Each dataset reveals its own urban structure pattern. The first one illustrates a radiography of the city in the second part of the 20th century, where rural patterns meet the modern ones, while the second one reveals the frame of a city in a full process of transformation with multiple constructions sites, based on the socialist model. The third one presents an image of a cosmopolitan city during an expansion process, with a high degree of landscape heterogeneity. All the datasets are included in a built-up change analysis in order to map and assess the spatial transformations of the city pattern over 5 decades. In order to quantify and map the changes, the Built-up Change Index (BCI) is introduced. The results highlight a particular situation linked to the policy development visions for each decade, with major changes of about 50% for different built-up classes. The GIS analysis illustrates two major landscape transformations: from the old semirural structures with houses surrounded by gardens from 1968, to a compact pattern with large districts of blocks of flats in 1989, and a contemporary city defined by an uncontrolled urban sprawl process in 2018.

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