scholarly journals Neighbourhood [Re] Formation: Envisioning A Future For Don Mills

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talayeh Rad
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Design Project ◽  
The Future ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Future Growth

Architecture is known to be the physical language of community. What define cities are streets, blocks, and buildings, and their interaction defines the neighbourhoods. Cities are poised for unlimited growth (Lefebvre, 2003) and the challenge is to propose a vision for the future growth of already dense neighbourhoods. The research aims to study the evolution of contemporary urbanism, ideas, and theories in order to explore the structure of the existing neighbourhoods and understand the dynamic behind the street patterns and urban blocks. Case studies are investigating the quality and configuration of physical urban form through recent history. The ideas are compared and contrasted to challenge modern and post-modern urban theories in order to propose a new vision for future urban growth. The design project takes into account the importance of urban morphology and typology and their impacts on the identity, diversity and affordability of the neighbourhood.

scholarly journals Neighbourhood [Re] formation: envisioning a future for Don Mills.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talayeh Rad
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Design Project ◽  
The Future ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Future Growth

Architecture is known to be the physical language of community. What define cities are streets, blocks, and buildings, and their interaction defines the neighbourhoods. Cities are poised for unlimited growth (Lefebvre, 2003) and the challenge is to propose a vision for the future growth of already dense neighbourhoods. The research aims to study the evolution of contemporary urbanism, ideas, and theories in order to explore the structure of the existing neighbourhoods and understand the dynamic behind the street patterns and urban blocks. Case studies are investigating the quality and configuration of physical urban form through recent history. The ideas are compared and contrasted to challenge modern and postmodern urban theories in order to propose a new vision for future urban growth. The design project takes into account the importance of urban morphology and typology and their impacts on the identity, diversity and affordability of the neighbourhood.

scholarly journals Neighbourhood [Re] formation: envisioning a future for Don Mills.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talayeh Rad
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Design Project ◽  
The Future ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Future Growth

Architecture is known to be the physical language of community. What define cities are streets, blocks, and buildings, and their interaction defines the neighbourhoods. Cities are poised for unlimited growth (Lefebvre, 2003) and the challenge is to propose a vision for the future growth of already dense neighbourhoods. The research aims to study the evolution of contemporary urbanism, ideas, and theories in order to explore the structure of the existing neighbourhoods and understand the dynamic behind the street patterns and urban blocks. Case studies are investigating the quality and configuration of physical urban form through recent history. The ideas are compared and contrasted to challenge modern and postmodern urban theories in order to propose a new vision for future urban growth. The design project takes into account the importance of urban morphology and typology and their impacts on the identity, diversity and affordability of the neighbourhood.

scholarly journals Neighbourhood [Re] Formation: Envisioning A Future For Don Mills

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talayeh Rad
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Recent History ◽  
Design Project ◽  
The Future ◽  
Unlimited Growth ◽  
New Vision ◽  
Future Growth

Architecture is known to be the physical language of community. What define cities are streets, blocks, and buildings, and their interaction defines the neighbourhoods. Cities are poised for unlimited growth (Lefebvre, 2003) and the challenge is to propose a vision for the future growth of already dense neighbourhoods. The research aims to study the evolution of contemporary urbanism, ideas, and theories in order to explore the structure of the existing neighbourhoods and understand the dynamic behind the street patterns and urban blocks. Case studies are investigating the quality and configuration of physical urban form through recent history. The ideas are compared and contrasted to challenge modern and post-modern urban theories in order to propose a new vision for future urban growth. The design project takes into account the importance of urban morphology and typology and their impacts on the identity, diversity and affordability of the neighbourhood.

scholarly journals A MORPHOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF URBAN TISSUES OF TRANI AND GALATA

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 232-247
Author(s):  
Asli Agirbas ◽  
Emel Ardaman
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Change ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Morphological Comparison ◽  
Macro Scale ◽  
Map Analysis ◽  
Urban Square ◽  
Urban Strategy

The morphological tissues of two Mediterranean coastal colonies; Galata and Trani have been examined in macro-scale, together with the variations, linked to the distinct phases of economic and socio-cultural change in different time cycles, which is one of the bases of the Conzen approach. The effects of road-system changes, city walls, urban regulations and socio-cultural tissues on the urban morphologies of the cities throughout the history were investigated during the comparison of these two cities. Common features were found in both regions with respect to the urban morphology of newly developing and re-structured areas. According to the old map analysis, the urban growth inside the walls, the growth after the destruction of the walls, the developments of the minority regions and its effects on the urban texture, and the gridal growth of newly developing and destroyed regions are similar in Trani and Galata. Moreover, it was attempted to apply urban regulations which would largely demolish the region, in these two Mediterranean colonies with the effect of Hausmannization. In addition, during the urban regulatory initiatives in Galata, though it was not appropriate to the region, an attempt was made to apply a radial urban square, which is a western urban strategy. Galata, although it is a part of Istanbul, in contrast with the urban growth of Istanbul, shows a western type growth, very similar to that for Trani, which has been a most important buffer point of the trade in Adriatic Sea. This study demonstrates that there is an intermingling between urban form and culture, in addition to the contextualisation of ‘global’ cultural influences on local regulations and urban development practices, and has further investigated their effects at a particular time and, in that in another period such urban coexistence has been lost.

scholarly journals Shape of cadastral plot and band of pertinence. Meaning for Architectural Design

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Carlotti
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Small Town ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Urban Center ◽  
Urban Fabric ◽  
Architectural Transformation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The City

Some our studies of urban morphology, implemented on historical and contemporary urban fabric maps, allow us to believe that the shape of the lot and of band of pertinence of a pathway are essential to reading the formative urban process. Different phases of formative process of an urban center seems, in fact, to be recognizable in the of shape of lot and interaction between lots and path. These morphological shapes (lots) are the result of different  centrality that are produced in the building fabric and, consequently, the restructuring pathways are important for understanding rules and causes of urban and architectural transformation of the city. This paper aims to offer a contribution to the definition of the elements of urban morphology. This research, part of a series of research, carried out in the Lab. Lettura e Progetto dell’Architettura  of the  Faculty of Roma (Sapienza), tries to be implemented in some case studies:  Murcia and San Mateu.   References Merlin P. (1988) Morphologie urbaine at parcellaire, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifiques, Saint Denis. Larkham P.J., Conzen M.P.,(ed) (2014) Shapers of Urban Form. Explorations in Morphological agency,  Routledge, London. Strappa G, Carlotti P., Camiz A. (2016), Urban Morphology an Historical Fabrics. Contemporary design of small town in Latium, Gangemi editore, Roma

scholarly journals Coupling Cellular Automata and a Genetic Algorithm to Generate a Vibrant Urban Form—A Case Study of Wuhan, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11013
Author(s):  
Renyang Wang ◽  
Qingsong He ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Huiying Wang
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Land Use ◽  
Cellular Automata ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Rational Design ◽  
Spatial Optimization ◽  
Urban Morphology ◽  
Central China

Enhancing urban vitality is a key goal for both the government and ordinary urban residents, and creating this vitality is emphasized in China’s urban development strategy. Enhancing urban vitality through the rational design of urban forms is a leading topic of Western urban research. An urban growth pattern (UGP) reflects the dual characteristics of a static pattern and the dynamic evolution of the external urban form. It affects urban vitality by influencing the spatial allocation of internal structural elements and patterns in the adjacent location. The cellular automata (CA) mode can effectively simulate the aggregation process of urban growth (infilling expansion or edge expansion). However, it does not simulate the diffusion of urban growth, specifically the evolution of outlying expansion. In addition, CA focuses on learning, simulating, and building knowledge about geographic processes, but does not spatially optimize collaborative land use against multiple objectives or model multi-scale land use. As such, this paper applies a coupling model called the “promoting urban vitality model,” based on cellular automata (CA) and genetic algorithm (GA) (abbreviated as UV-CAGA). UV-CAGA optimally allocates cells with different UGPs, creating a city form that promotes urban vitality. Wuhan, the largest city in Central China, was selected as a case study to simulate and optimize its urban morphology for 2025. The main findings were as follows. (1) The urban vitality of the optimized urban form scheme was 4.8% higher than the simulated natural expansion scheme. (2) Compared to 2015, after optimization, the simulated sizes of the newly increased outlying, edge, and infilling areas in 2025 were 6.51 km2, 102.69 km2, and 23.48 km2, respectively; these increases accounted for 4.90%, 77.32%, and 17.68%, respectively, of the newly increased construction land area. This indicated that Wuhan is expected to have a very compact urban form. (3) The infilling expansion type resulted in the highest average urban vitality level (0.215); the edge expansion type had the second highest level (0.206); outlying growth achieved the lowest vitality level (0.199). The UV-CAGA model proposed in this paper improves on existing geographical process simulation and spatial optimization models. The study successfully couples the “bottom-up” CA model and “top-down” genetic algorithm to generate dynamic urban form optimization simulations. This significantly improves upon traditional CA models, which do not simulate the “diffusion” process. At the same time, the spatial optimization framework of the genetic algorithm in the model also provides insights related to other effects related to urban form optimization, such as urban environmental security, commuting, and air pollution. The integration of related research is expected to enrich and improve urban planning tools and improve the topic’s scientific foundation.

scholarly journals Predicting the future growth depending on GIS and IDRISI program, city of Najaf-Iraq

2020 ◽  
Vol 881 ◽  
pp. 012031
Author(s):  
Amna Hussain Sabree Ali ◽  
A. Kh Amany ◽  
Mustafa.Abdul. Jalil
Keyword(s):  
The Future ◽  
Future Growth

scholarly journals The future urban growth under policies and its ecological effect in the Jing-Jin-Ji area, China

Heliyon ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. e06786
Author(s):  
Nana Li ◽  
Shiguang Miao ◽  
Yaoting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Urban Growth ◽  
Ecological Effect ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Urban Growth, Real Estate Development and Indigenous Property: Simulating the Expansion Process in the City of Temuco, Chile

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 101
Author(s):  
Francisco Maturana ◽  
Mauricio Morales ◽  
Fernando Peña-Cortés ◽  
Marco A. Peña ◽  
Carlos Vielma
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Urban Growth ◽  
Urban Expansion ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Objective Evaluation ◽  
Real Estate Development ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
The Future ◽  
Urban Scenario ◽  
The City

Urbanization is spreading across the world and beyond metropolitan areas. Medium-sized cities have also undergone processes of accelerated urban expansion, especially in Latin America, thanks to scant regulation or a complete lack thereof. Thus, understanding urban growth in the past and simulating it in the future has become a tool to raise its visibility and challenge territorial planners. In this work, we use Markov chains, cellular automata, multi-criteria multi-objective evaluation, and the determination of land use/land cover (LULC) to model the urban growth of the city of Temuco, Chile, a paradigmatic case because it has experienced powerful growth, where real estate development pressures coexist with a high natural value and the presence of indigenous communities. The urban scenario is determined for the years 2033 and 2049 based on the spatial patterns between 1985 and 2017, where the model shows the trend of expansion toward the northeast and significant development in the western sector of the city, making them two potential centers of expansion and conflict in the future given the heavy pressure on lands that are indigenous property and have a high natural value, aspects that need to be incorporated into future territorial planning instruments.

scholarly journals The 2011 Tohoku Tsunami from the Sky: A Review on the Evolution of Artificial Intelligence Methods for Damage Assessment

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Jérémie Sublime
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Structural Damage ◽  
North East ◽  
2011 Tohoku Tsunami ◽  
Artificial Intelligence Methods ◽  
The Future ◽  
Tohoku Tsunami

The Tohoku tsunami was a devastating event that struck North-East Japan in 2011 and remained in the memory of people worldwide. The amount of devastation was so great that it took years to achieve a proper assessment of the economical and structural damage, with the consequences still being felt today. However, this tsunami was also one of the first observed from the sky by modern satellites and aircrafts, thus providing a unique opportunity to exploit these data and train artificial intelligence methods that could help to better handle the aftermath of similar disasters in the future. This paper provides a review of how artificial intelligence methods applied to case studies about the Tohoku tsunami have evolved since 2011. We focus on more than 15 studies that are compared and evaluated in terms of the data they require, the methods used, their degree of automation, their metric performances, and their strengths and weaknesses.

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