Investigating the socio-spatial relations of the built environment using the Space Syntax analysis

《Investigating the socio-spatial relations of the built environment using the Space Syntax analysis – A case study of Tirana City》

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作者: Anna Yunitsyna;Ernest Shtepani

来源: CITIES,Vol.134,Issue1,Article 104147

语言: 英文

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作者单位: Epoka University, rr. Tiranë-Rinas, Km 12, 1039 Tirana, Albania;Tirana Metropolitan University, rr. Sotir Kolea, 1000 Tirana, Albania;Epoka University, rr. Tiranë-Rinas, Km 12, 1039 Tirana, Albania;Tirana Metropolitan University, rr. Sotir Kolea, 1000 Tirana, Albania;University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada;Universidade Tecnologica Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil;Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA;State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology (ESPRE), Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;School of Urban Planning & Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China;School of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;Brown University, Population and Studies Training Center, 68 Waterman St, Providence, RI 02912, United States of America;Vanderbilt University, Department of Sociology, PMB 351811, Nashville, TN 37235-1811, United States of America;State Key laboratory of urban and regional Ecology, Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Urban Megaregion National Observation and Research Station for Eco-Environmental Change, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China;Xiongan Institute of Innovation, Xiongan New Area, 071000, China;State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China;National Tibetan Plateau Data Center, Beijing 100101, China

摘要: Globalization, densification, and the urban growth require the establishment of an interdisciplinary set of tools, which will allow the analysis of the morphological, spatial, social and functional qualities of the city. Space Syntax in the urban design is applied in the modelling of the human behaviour by the examination of the spatial configuration of the urban systems. Analysis of the spatial integration, connectivity and visual exposure of open spaces and paths in combination with the land use patterns indicates the areas, which facilitate the social and commercial activities. This approach is implemented on the four residential complexes of the city of Tirana. Results show the correlation between the type and location of the activities and the spatial and visual integration. The applied methodology is suitable for the preliminary comprehension of the social dimension of the urban projects at the design stage. The insights from the study are appropriate to be used as the urban planning policies in the developing countries of the Global South.