urban morphology can make to contemporary societies. The second principle is that morpho, in common with most morphological approaches, involves a selection of a reduced set of …

In this paper a number of themes in urban morphology are discussed. Most of the publications referred to are in Japanese, and in only a few cases have these been translated into English. …

‘Public space as the generator of urban form’ by Tarsicio Salcedo, ‘Imagining new forms: urban morphology and design practice’ by Michele Beccu, and the more analytical and historical …

representations with respect to urban morph-ology. This involves identifying three urban morphological ‘media’ – urban land, plots and building footprints – and their typical relation …

Urban morphology is often equated with urban form. Each represents what might be described as a ‘big tent’ for interest in and understanding of

research. This relies on more precise explanations of urban morphological concepts, addressing urban morphology and its varied methods, including space syntax. These publications are …

the analysis of urban form. For this reason the typological debate in Italy has always had a strong ideological component. Instead of a common attempt at mutual understanding, urban …

showed that urban morphology can be divided into four processes that should be seen as integrated parts: reading urban form, projecting new concepts, materializing these concepts, …

Urban Form

Chinese urban morphology China has an urban history extending over some 3500 years (Dong, 1989, p. 7; He, 1996, p. 4). It needs morphological analysis, but the study of urban form in that …