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来源

URBAN GEOGRAPHY,Vol.39,Issue4,P.631-652

语言

英文

关键字

Morphological categories; urban vitality; urban design; open data; China; FORM; MORPHOLOGY; SYNTAX; DESIGN; OPENSTREETMAP; METHODOLOGY; CITIES

作者单位

[Ye, Yu] Tongji Univ, Dept Architecture, Coll Architecture & Urban Planning, Shanghai, Peoples R China. [Li, Dong] Tsinghua Tongheng Urban Planning & Design Inst, Beijing, Peoples R China. [Liu, Xingjian] Univ Hong Kong, Fac Architecture, Dept Urban Planning & Design, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China. Liu, XJ (reprint author), Univ Hong Kong, Dept Urban Planning & Design, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China. E-Mail: xliu6@hku.hk

摘要

Recent urban transformations in China have led to critical reflections on the low-quality urban expansion in the previous decades and called for the making of vital and lively urban places. To date, limited research has been devoted to empirically testing the relationship between urban design, urban morphology, and urban vitality in Chinese cities. This paper employs new urban data and analytical methods and explores the relationship between urban morphology and urban vitality using regression models. Shenzhen, one of the largest and fastest growing cities in China, is selected as the case study. The regression analysis focuses on two morphological factors, density and typology, while controlling for the accessibility, functional mix, and size of individual blocks. The presence of small catering businesses is used as a proxy for urban vitality. The analysis suggests that both typology and density matter for urban vitality, with typology playing a more important role. More specifically, block and strip types tend to show significant positive effects on urban vitality. The implications for urban planning and design practices are discussed.