Urban form revisited—Selecting indicators for characterising European cities
Urban form revisited—Selecting indicators for characterising European cities
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DOI：
10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.01.007
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发表时间：
2010-05
影响因子：
9.1
通讯作者：
Nina Schwarz
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作者：
Nina Schwarz
五分之四的欧洲公民生活在城市地区，而城市形态--如城市的密度或紧凑性--影响着日常生活，是影响生活质量和环境影响的重要因素。城市规划可以影响城市形态，但由于实用性，需要侧重于现有众多指标中的几个指标。本研究分析了231个欧洲城市的景观指标和人口相关指标的城市形态。相关性和因子分析确定了最相关的城市形态指标。此外，聚类分析根据城市形式对欧洲城市进行分组。集群之间的显着差异。结果表明，研究人员，欧洲管理和城市规划者可以选择几个指标来分析城市形态，由于单一指标之间的强相关性。但在比较欧洲城市或制定整个欧洲的规划政策时，他们应该意识到城市形态的差异。
Four out of five European citizens life in urban areas, and urban form – like the density or compactness of a city – influences daily life and is an important factor for both quality of life and environmental impact. Urban planning can influence urban form, but due to practicality needs to focus on a few indicators out of the numerous indicators which are available. The present study analyses urban form with respect to landscape metrics and population-related indicators for 231 European cities. Correlations and factor analysis identify the most relevant urban form indicators. Furthermore, a cluster analysis groups European cities according to their urban form. Significant differences between the clusters are presented. Results indicate that researchers, European administration and urban planners can select few indicators for analysing urban form due to strong relationships between single indicators. But they should be aware of differences in urban form when comparing European cities or working on planning policies for the whole of Europe.