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Readable Urban Form

Readable Urban Form is a theoretical construct in urban design and environmental psychology that denotes an urban spatial configuration characterized by clear, coherent, and easily interpretable patterns of streets, landmarks, and districts, enabling users to form accurate mental maps and navigate efficiently within the built environment.

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Citations

11

Authors

2

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

6

City Reading: Written Words and Public Spaces in Antebellum New York

Isabelle Lehuu, David M. Henkin · The American Historical Review · 2001 · 77 citations

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Social Legibility, The Cognitive Map and Urban Behaviour

Thierry Ramadier, Gabriel Moser · Journal of Environmental Psychology · 1998 · 68 citations

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Searching for legible city form: Kevin Lynch's theory in contemporary perspective

Magdalena Żmudzińska-Nowak · Journal of Urban Technology · 2003 · 26 citations

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'Urban Reading' and the Design of Small Urban Places: The Village of Sutivan

Francis Violich · Town Planning Review · 1983 · 15 citations

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The Flatwriter: Choice by Computer

Yona Friedman, Christian Derix · 1971 · 10 citations

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Authors

11

  1. HK
    Hojatollah Kalvir

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  2. TR
    Thierry Ramadier

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  3. SA
    Shaham Asadi

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  4. FV
    Francis Violich

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 15 citations

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  5. MŻ
    Magdalena Żmudzińska-Nowak

    1 publications · 26 citations

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Institutions

2

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    136 citations

  2. Université Paris Cité

    Paris, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    136 citations

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Venues

  1. Current World Environment

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  2. Journal of Urban Technology

    1 publications · 26 citations

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  3. Town Planning Review

    TPR · 1 publications · 15 citations

    1

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  4. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 1 publications · 77 citations

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  5. Journal of Environmental Psychology

    1 publications · 68 citations

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