Space Syntax Approach for Articulating Space and Social Life

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Author(s): Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed (Al-Azhar University, Egypt)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 27
Source title: Handbook of Research on Digital Research Methods and Architectural Tools in Urban Planning and Design
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Hisham Abusaada (Housing and Building National Research Center, Egypt), Carsten Vellguth (German Academic Exchange Service, Germany)and Abeer Elshater (Ain Shams University, Egypt)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9238-9.ch011

Keywords: Civil Engineering / Engineering Science Reference / Government & Law / Public & Sector Management

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This chapter sets out to provide a detailed description of the relationship between space and society. It begins by discussing how people co-live in spaces and how such spaces co-live as communities. Understanding the relationship between space and society requires shedding light on how (1) communities emerge and work and (2) people build their social network. The chapter's main premise is that spatial configuration is the container of activities and the way we construct our cities influences our social life. Therefore, the urban environment should be analyzed mathematically using urban models in order to evaluate and predict future urban policies. The chapter reviews a space-people paradigm, Space Syntax. It defines, elaborates, and interprets its main concepts and tools, showing how urban space is modelled and described in terms of various spatial measures including connectivity, integration, depth, choice, and isovist properties.

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