Hillier, B. and Vaughan, L. (2007) The city as one thing. Progress in Planning, 67 (3). pp. 205-230. ISSN 03059006
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This paper summarises the latest theories in the field of space syntax. It opens with a discussion of the relationship between the form of urban grids and the process of how cities are formed by human activity; this is done by a comprehensive review of space syntax theory from its starting point in the 1970s. The paper goes on to present research into how cities balance the micro-economic factors which shape the spatial structure of cities with the cultural factors that shape the underlying form of residential areas. It goes on to discuss the relationship between activity and space and how this relationship is formed by the way different activities make different demands on movement and co-presence. The paper ends with a discussion regarding the manner in which patterns of spatial integration influence the location of different classes and social groups in the city and contribute to the pathology of housing estates. The paper concludes that spatial form needs to be understood as a contributing factor in forming the patterns of integration and segregation in cities.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The city as one thing |
| Publication status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| DOI or other identifier: | doi:10.1016/j.progress.2007.03.001 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.progress.2007.03.001 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Progress in Planning. Changes resulting from the publication process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version is published as part of Progress in Planning, Vol.67, Issue 3 (2007) |
| UCL Eprints classification: | UCL Departments and Research Centres > UCL Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Graduate Studies UCL Departments and Research Centres > UCL Interdepartmental and Cross-faculty Research Groups and Centres > Space Syntax Laboratory |
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