Essays about: "Influence of Urban Form on Co-presence in Public Space"

Found 1 essay containing the words Influence of Urban Form on Co-presence in Public Space.

  1. 1. Influence of Urban Form on Co-presence in Public Space : A Space Syntax Analysis of Informal Settlements in Pune, India

    University essay from KTH/Urbana och regionala studier

    Author : Joel Hernbäck; [2012]
    Keywords : Urban form; space syntax; public space; informal settlements; slum; unplanned built environment; gender.;

    Abstract : This master thesis is intended as a contribution to the understanding of the influence urban form has on urban life and by extension social structures in society, by focusing on gender relations and their reflections on the use of public space. In addition, the aim of the study is to do so in relation to a comparison between two different types of urban environments; one slum area that can be regarded as formally unplanned with an irregular gradually grown street network and one slum area of more deliberately planned character with a more regular street grid. READ MORE