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Modeling Urban Growth and Form with Spatial Entropy

, 2020
Entropy is one of physical bases for fractal dimension definition, and the generalized fractal dimension was defined by Renyi entropy. Using fractal dimension, we can describe urban growth and form and characterize spatial complexity. A number of fractal
Chen, Yanguang
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Floristic response to urbanization: Filtering of the bioregional flora in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA [PDF]

, 2017
PREMISE OF THE STUDY: Globally, urban plant populations are becoming increasingly important, as these plants play a vital role in ameliorating effects of ecosystem disturbance and climate change.
Aronson, Myla F.J., Dolan, Rebecca W., Hipp, Andrew L.   +2 more
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Relationship between urban spatial structure and carbon emissions: A literature review

Ecological Indicators, 2022
Carbon emission reduction is one of the key factors in global climate change and should be an important component in urban planning and management. A full understanding of the relationship between carbon emissions and urban spatial structure is necessary.
Shunfa Hong, Eddie Chi-man Hui, Yaoyu Lin   +2 more
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A possibility of introducing the concept of form into urban planning in Serbia [PDF]

Spatium, 2018
This paper analyses the methodology of drawing up urban plans in Serbia and identifies the effects of their implementation on the quality of built environment. It points out that certain negative effects and problems in spatial development could
Niković Ana, Manić Božidar
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Measuring Geometric Properties of Urban Blocks in Baghdad: A Comparative Approach

Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2021
Due to their essential role in forming good quality urban life, urban structures need to be comprehensively understood. The use of quantitative methods and measures to analyze the urban fabric metrics is crucial to understand the physical and spatial ...
Haider Jasim Essa Al-Saaidy, Dhirgham Alobaydi   +1 more
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Lived Urban Form

The Journal of Public Space, 2023
The urban form is a political and social arena. It is produced as a composite of sediments of various ways of living, of complex flow of history, of relationships and subjectivities through which people build and exercise their agency to negotiate and change contingent urban realities.
Tihomir Viderman, Ilaria Geddes, Chrystala Psathiti   +2 more
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Economic restructuring and new urban form [PDF]

Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia, 1999
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Jorge Gaspar
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Urban energy exchanges monitoring from space [PDF]

, 2018
One important challenge facing the urbanization and global environmental change community is to understand the relation between urban form, energy use and carbon emissions.
AJ Arnfield, B Crawford, B Offerle, CSB Grimmond, CSB Grimmond, CW Kent, D Founda, F Creutzig, F Lindberg, F Lindberg, F Lindberg, G Pigeon, HC Ward, J-P Gastellu-Etchegorry, JA Voogt, JA Voogt, JP Gastellu-Etchegorry, K Nishida, KC Seto, M Kanda, M Kanda, N Chrysoulakis, Q Wang, Q Weng, Q Weng, R Kormann, S Chen, S Kato, S Kato, S Kato, S Kotthaus, S Russo, SK Meyn, T Ando, T Sun, W Xu, Z Mitraka, Z Mitraka, Z Mitraka   +38 more
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Urban norm tar form

Kulturella Perspektiv, 2022
Artikeln följer hur begreppet ”urban norm” hittills använts i svenskspråkig nyhetsmedia. Analysen granskar kritiskt vad som normaliseras när begreppet urban norm tillskrivs mening.
Angelika Sjöstedt
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Urban Morphological Studies (Concepts, Techniques, and Methods)

Journal of Engineering, 2020
Urban morphological approach (concepts and practices) plays a significant role in forming our cities not only in terms of theoretical perspective but also in how to practice and experience the urban form structures over time.
Haider Jasim Essa Al-Saaidy
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