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Urban Form

Urban Form is the spatial configuration and physical organization of urban elements, including land use patterns, building types, street networks, and open spaces, that collectively define the structural and morphological character of cities and shape human interactions with the built environment.

2.4K

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163.8K

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5.1K

Authors

1.4K

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2017–2026

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Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form

Lawrence D. Frank, Thomas L. Schmid, James F. Sallis et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine · 2005 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Natural movement: or, configuration and attraction in urban pedestrian movement

B Hillier, Alan Penn, J Hanson et al. · Environment and Planning B Planning and Design · 1993 · 1.5K citations

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The Origins of Scaling in Cities

Luís M. A. Bettencourt · Science · 2013 · 1.5K citations

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Towards a new epistemology of the urban?

Neil Brenner, Christian Schmid · City · 2015 · 1.5K citations

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Aerodynamic Properties of Urban Areas Derived from Analysis of Surface Form

Sue Grimmond, T. R. Oke · Journal of Applied Meteorology · 1999 · 1.3K citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. MB
    Michael Batty

    University College London, United Kingdom

    28 publications · 3.2K citations

    22

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  2. JW
    Jeremy Whitehand

    University of Birmingham, United Kingdom

    21 publications · 1.1K citations

    16

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  3. SP
    Sergio Porta

    University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

    13

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  4. YC
    Yanguang Chen

    Peking University, China

    12 publications · 610 citations

    12

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  5. OR
    Ombretta Rómice

    University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

    11 publications · 707 citations

    11

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Institutions

1.4K

  1. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    38 h-index

    99 publications

    14.3K citations

  2. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    37 h-index

    104 publications

    9.5K citations

  3. Wuhan University

    Wuhan, China

    33 h-index

    131 publications

    12.3K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    31 h-index

    141 publications

    7.7K citations

  5. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    31 h-index

    106 publications

    6.7K citations

  6. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    25 h-index

    65 publications

    7.4K citations

  7. Tongji University

    Shanghai, China

    25 h-index

    59 publications

    4K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    56 publications

    4.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Landscape and Urban Planning

    56 publications · 6.2K citations

    41

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  2. Cities

    73 publications · 5.1K citations

    39

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  3. Sustainable Cities and Society

    64 publications · 4.5K citations

    37

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  4. Environment and Planning B Planning and Design

    55 publications · 6.2K citations

    34

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  5. Urban Studies

    49 publications · 6K citations

    33

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