Toward a Redefinition of Density
Toward a Redefinition of Density
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DOI:
10.1177/001391657500700202
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发表时间:
1975-06
影响因子:
5.7
通讯作者:
A. Rapoport
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作者:
A. Rapoport
The concept of densitv is of central importance in olannina. urban design and architecture. There is an extensive literature on it and much discussion of the merits or demerits of specific densities and comparisons of them. It is my suggestion that at the moment density is not a very useful concept in human terms because it is seen largely as a matter of number of people per unit area and this is not a very useful approach. It seems necessary to develop some new conceptual approaches to the problem which would enable a redefinition of the term and hence would increase its usefulness. In this essay I will reexamine the concept of density and suggest some possible guidelines for a redefinition.