A configurational approach to analytical urban design: Space syntax methodology

Urban Design International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 297-318

  Karimi, Kayvan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Bartlett faculty of the Built Environment   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

analytical methods; space syntax; spatial configuration; urban design process

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 84869021948     PISSN: 13575317     EISSN: 14684519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/udi.2012.19     Document Type: Article

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