This chapter focuses on the different elements of urban form. The presentation of these
different elements follows an order of increasing resolution of urban form. It starts with a …

This is a book about cities or, more precisely, about the physical form of cities. It starts
presenting the main elements of urban form–streets, urban blocks, plots and buildings …

The diversity and complexity of human settlements is reflected in the range of ways we try to
understand them. The richness of subject matter presented by cities has given rise to an …

While the previous chapters focused on the urban forms (and on the agents and processes)
the sixth chapter focuses on those studying these urban forms. It is divided into three parts …

Urban morphology as a field of knowledge has grown substantially over the past 3 decades,
but there has not been a growth in the number of books about this subject. This gap has now …

Urban morphology is a thriving field of enquiry involving researchers from a wide diversity of
disciplinary, linguistic and cultural backgrounds. While this diversity has helped advance our …

This paper provides a comprehensive review of the research field of urban morphology: the
study of urban form. Urban morphology is a growing field of cross-disciplinary research …

The Urban Book Series is a resource for urban studies and geography research worldwide.
It provides a unique and innovative resource for the latest developments in the field …

This paper presents a survey of recent applications of urban morphology in the practice of
urban design, conservation and planning. The aim of the survey is to illustrate how the tools …

Urban morphology is the study of the physical form of cities and of the agents and processes
shaping its transformation over time. One of the most prominent approaches in the urban …