Exploring the spatial pattern of historic Chinese towns and cities: a syntactical approach
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2021
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Liao, P.
Gu, N.
Yu, R.
Brisbin, C.
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Frontiers of Architectural Research, 2021; 10(3):598-613
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This study explores the spatial pattern of Historic Chinese Towns and Cities (HCTC) by using a syntactic approach. The HCTC is an important element of the built environment and exhibits a variety of unique spatial characteristics. Although previous research has been focused on qualitative analysis, a quantitative approach to exploring this issue is scarce, leading to insufficient understanding of the spatial characteristics of HCTC. This study presents a quantitative approach to analyzing the spatial pattern of HCTC by utilizing the space syntax method. Four well-preserved historic towns were selected as case studies, each representing a typical spatial type of historic town in China. A series of mathematical measures from space syntax were used to explore the spatial characteristics of HCTC, facilitating expanded interpretation of traditional Chinese ideologies. Results contribute to a more critical understanding of the spatial pattern of HCTC.
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Data source: Supplementary data, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2021.04.002
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Copyright 2021 Higher Education Press Limited Company. Publishing services by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Ke Ai Communications Co. Ltd.This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)