In the last decade an interdisciplinary field has emerged from the convergence of three
European schools of thought within urban morphology. This paper explores one of the …

This paper assesses the 2006 Plano Director Municipal of Porto, Portugal as a contribution
to the ISUF Task Force on Research and Practice in Urban Morphology. It focuses on the …

Bringing together different approaches to understand the complex physical form of cities and
exploring the potential of this scientific knowledge for planning practice are crucial tasks for …

The gap between morphological knowledge and urban planning is a major problem. The
absent or insufficient morphological components of most planning instruments, like …

The origins, development and main characteristics of the study of urban form in Portugal are
reviewed. After considering contributions during the middle of the twentieth century, attention …

A detailed critical analysis of the definitions of built form as used in urban morphology is
reported. The overarching aim of the analysis was to establish a common reference point for …

Comparing different approaches to urban form has been acknowledged as one of the most
important lines of research in urban morphology. This challenge has been reinforced over …

The great strength of ISUF lies in its international embrace and, perhaps unique among
learned societies, its interdisciplinary inclusiveness. There are few, if any, forums that bring …

The forces and events leading to the formation of the International Seminar on Urban Form
(ISUF) are identified. ISUF is expanding the field of urban morphology beyond its original …

The use of town plans as a source for history and geography and as data for urban planning
led, from the end of the nineteenth century, to major developments in the theoretical and …