On the Discovery of Urban Typologies Data Mining the Multi-dimensional Character of Neighbourhoods

Jorge Gil, Nuno Montenegro, José Nuno Beirão, José Pinto Duarte

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Abstract

In sustainable urban development the first stage of the urban design process should consist of a pre-design phase where the context of the site is analysed both qualitatively and quantitatively. In this paper we present a methodology for data mining an urban Geographic Information System (GIS) data set, consisting of three main phases: representation, analysis and description. The process reveals a series of block and street typologies at various levels of detail that highlight the different character of two neighbourhoods. This methodology is demanding in the preparation phase and requires a high level of GIS and statistics expertise in the analysis phase. However, it successfully addresses the complex multi-scale and multi-level nature of cities in a systematic way, providing a tool for systematic profiling of neighbourhoods, which is site and problem specific.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationComputation
Subtitle of host publicationThe New Realm of Architectural Design
EditorsGülen Çagdas, Birgül Çolakoglu
PublisherEducation and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
Pages269-278
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9780954118389
StatePublished - 2009
Event27th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2009 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: Sep 16 2009Sep 19 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe
ISSN (Print)2684-1843

Conference

Conference27th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2009
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period9/16/099/19/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Education
  • Architecture

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