It introduces a conceptualframework for a multilevel structure of urban space using areas andnetworks and including supergrids and superblocks to guidemorphological analyses.
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Objective & Hypothesis:Urban morphological analyses have identified the parcel (plot), thebuilding type, or the plan unit (tessuto in Italian) as the basic elementsof urban form.
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Key Findings & Data:As cities have grown in geographic sizedisproportionately to their growth in population over the past sevendecades, new elements have been introduced that structure their form.This essay describes these new elements and proposes that they beformally recognized in urban morphology.
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Conclusion & Impact:It introduces a conceptualframework for a multilevel structure of urban space using areas andnetworks and including supergrids and superblocks to guidemorphological analyses.
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📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
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Abstract
Urban morphological analyses have identified the parcel (plot), thebuilding type, or the plan unit (tessuto in Italian) as the basic elementsof urban form. As cities have grown in geographic sizedisproportionately to their growth in population over the past sevendecades, new elements have been introduced that structure their form.This essay describes these new elements and proposes that they beformally recognized in urban morphology. It introduces a conceptualframework for a multilevel structure of urban space using areas andnetworks and including supergrids and superblocks to guidemorphological analyses.
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