@inproceedings{f88d7cf84b944654bf36566be47a39e0,
title = "On the Discovery of Urban Typologies Data Mining the Multi-dimensional Character of Neighbourhoods",
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.",
author = "Jorge Gil and Nuno Montenegro and Beir{\~a}o, {Jos{\'e} Nuno} and Duarte, {Jos{\'e} Pinto}",
note = "Funding Information: The City Induction research project is supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, hosted by ICIST at the Technical University of Lisbon (PTDC/AUR/64384/2006) and coordinated by Jos{\'e} Pinto Duarte. Gil, Beir{\~a}o and Montenegro are responsible for the evaluation, generation and formulation module, respectively. J. Gil is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/BD/46709/2008. J.N. Beir{\~a}o is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/BD/39034/2007. Funding Information: The City Induction research project is supported by Funda{\c c}{\~a}o para a Ci{\^e}ncia e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal, hosted by ICIST at the Technical University of Lisbon (PTDC/AUR/64384/2006) and coordinated by Jos{\'e} Pinto Duarte. Gil, Beir{\~a}o and Montenegro are responsible for the evaluation, generation and formulation module, respectively. J. Gil is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/BD/46709/2008. J.N. Beir{\~a}o is funded by FCT with grant SFRH/BD/39034/2007. The spatial network of the study area was taken from the “axial map” of the Lisbon region with permission from its author, Joao Pinelo, University College London (UCL). The following academic software was used: Con-feego 2 by Space Syntax Limited and UCL Depthmap 8.15 by Alasdair Turner, UCL. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2004, Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. All rights reserved.; 27th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2009 ; Conference date: 16-09-2009 Through 19-09-2009",
year = "2009",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780954118389",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe",
publisher = "Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe",
pages = "269--278",
editor = "G{\"u}len {\c C}agdas and Birg{\"u}l {\c C}olakoglu",
booktitle = "Computation",
}