Urban Morphology and Asian Cities
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The city is like a palimpsest, a product of collective memory and the materialization of the culture of its inhabitants along a historical timeline. The city is a repository of history; it is the locus of the collective memory of the... more
New experiments were taking place in Singapore from the early 1960s onwards, as pedagogies and practices of urban design were being circulated among global experts and multiple stakeholders. New attitudes towards modernisation and urban... more
This paper examines how the garden city idea was introduced to China in the early 20th century and subsequently promoted by Chinese intellectuals and urban administrators as a means to promote urban improvement, economic development and... more
This exploration of Songdo centers around the framework of sustainability’s connection to globalization, modernity, and image. This paper is structured to explore Songdo as whole built environment, specific architecture in the city, and... more
There is an ongoing debate as to how the cities should grow or be planned for liveabiJity and sustainability. There are many concepts towards achieving these goals emphasising various aspects of city dynamics but the community... more
The entry begins with a definition of geography and with a description of what the discipline shares with the other social sciences and what makes it distinctive among them. Terminological clarifications are provided with regard to the... more
Kajian ini merupakan satu titik penyelidikan tentang morfologi dan urbanisasi yang menyentuh bandar-bandar Nusantara khusus kepada kawasan IMT-GT iaitu Indonesia, Malaysia dan Thailand.
The fundamental morphological characteristics of Dhaka city is described here from a historical perspective. Since its establishment, Dhaka represents domination of an organic spatial character in general. Here in Dhaka, two dominant... more
Through history, the Straits of Malacca have been a highway for maritime traders and contacts between East and West. Powerful kingdoms and cities have arisen and a typical trait has been immigration and strong influences from far and... more
Metamorphosis of Eminönü Square and its Surrounding: An Analytical Study Based on Urban Design Theories and Morphological Methods Situated at the entrance of the historic port of ‹stanbul, Eminönü has always been a gate to the city... more
An overview of urban studies of anthropology in anthropology and similar fields (geography, archeology). Discusses San Francisco, Bangkok and other world cities; discussions of public sex, prostitution, gay organizing.
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Master 'Governing the Large Metropolis', Sciences Po Urban School
Master 'Governing the Large Metropolis', Sciences Po Urban School
Cities and the housing areas are in a continuous process of change and readjustment. The synergistic effect of political social, economic and technical forces influence urban growth and composition. Whether the initial... more
Characteristics of a city's morphology and its evolution can only be studied within the context in which different phases of development or evolution took place. With this understanding in mind a comparative study has been done.... more
Apparently Chaotic urban morphology provide with socio-spatial dimensions, shows clues to a hidden order that gives a distinctive texture to Bengal settlement morphology. This paper attempts to explain some of the notable... more
As the civil society in the cities of East Asia develops and matures after decades of authoritarian rule and narrowly focused economic growth, the forces of transformation are coming not only from the top but also from the bottom, through... more
This paper revealed urban axis and city shape identity that influenced by its concepts and present activities issues in 'Lan Na' historic cities in northern Thailand. This study using space syntax technic called axial line analysis... more
The unprecedented pace of urbanization and modernization of China in the last three decades has led to a huge restructuring of the pre-existent urban fabrics and the progressive reshaping of the city form, its inner structure and urban... more
"Le nombre de plus en plus élevé de villes moyennes en Afrique nécessite de développer une analyse du phénomène urbain qui ne soit subordonnée ni à l’étude des métropoles ni à celle des communautés, lesquelles ont fait les beaux jours des... more
Ternate City as an old city and has a long history of experiencing a change in character that damages the authenticity and uniqueness of the city, the heritage of the city and its cultural heritage. This study aims to find the spatial... more
The questions of gated communities are nothing novel or unique to the contemporary urban landscape. Urban enclaves or gated communities have become part and parcel to the types of contemporary development both in terms of an urbanization... more
Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has grown from a small trading town to a metropolitan city. With the passage of time an organic morphological pattern has been spontaneously developing here without any rigid planning proposal. However,... more
When we read and hear about Colombo, Sri Lanka, we don’t often read and hear about religion experience. However, when we step outside on to the streets of Colombo religious experience is obvious and ubiquitous. This project reviews the... more
The paper focuses on Soviet symbols in Inner Asian capitals and the conflicts around socialist legacy. We analyze Ulaanbaatar, Kyzyl, and Ulan-Ude as three different models of transformation of political symbols in urban space. All three... more
Streets are an important part of every urban environment, and the best of them have a number of qualities in common. In his 1995 study on urban form, Allan Jacobs identified a number of physical qualities that distinguish "great streets."... more
RESUMO: A evolução das cidades pode ser interpretada através de elementos gráficos, como o recomendado por Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (1º século a.C.) (Maciel, 2006), cujas formas de expressão eram planos, elevações e perspectivas, que se... more
Hong Kong si rivela capace di generare un’esperienza estetica straordinaria attraverso elementi dal carattere ordinario, extra-architettonici; se per un verso la percezione del visitatore scorre distratta tanto... more
Comparing traditional sustainable urban forms and architecture with newer, western style projects being built in Chiang Mai.
A critical review and setting of base for the right futures The point: Great hullabaloo is being made about the future and how most people shall live in 'urban' areas. Many experts, organizations, conferences are on board a crazed... more
L’applicazione di diverse tecniche per lo studio della città rimane oggi (Whitehand, 2018), com’era 20 anni fa (Whitehand, 1997) e (Marzot, 1998) il campo sperimentale più interessante nell’ambito della morfologia urbana. Il nostro... more
CRRID, Chandigarh proposes to organize an International Conference on “Mountain Cities, Climate Change and Urban Sustainability” and 1st Chandigarh Climate Meet from November 6-8, 2017 and a two days Pre Conference Workshop on “Towards... more
Sino-Thai business/retail history in Bangkok; argues that Sino-Thai business families (like the founders of Central Department Store) developed the modern consumer economy in Thailand, decentering Europe in the history of modernity in... more
Regional, national and global cities are disproportionately located on small islands and archipelagos. The ‘spatial turn’ within island and urban geography increasingly privileges abstract notions of space, yet the prevalence of big... more
This short paper examines the population growth of selected large cities (with over 5 million inhabitants) from across the world, and comes to some surprising (if the media are always to be believed) conclusions. For instance London... more
The paper focuses on briefly examining the transportation and traffic situation in Dhaka with reference to the stresses it cause to the urban dwellers. In Dhaka, the tendency to regard traffic to that of fast vehicular,... more
Edited by Bharat Dahiya, this Series focuses on the entire spectrum of human settlements – from rural to urban, in different regions of the world, with questions such as: What factors cause and guide the process of change in human... more
Does Architecture still matter? Are traditional and vernacular values still important to be explored and can they be embodied into the modern architecture--driven by scientific and technological development--which has occupied modern... more