In recent years, the debate on urban morphology has been polarized by two different
perspectives, the first developed within the International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF) …

Abstract The field of Urban Morphology is a branch of academic research focussing on the
study of urban form. Although prior works in this field had been undertaken earlier, the …

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 …

This paper compares four different approaches to urban morphology: historico-
geographical, process typological, space syntax, and spatial analytical. It explores in …

This paper addresses two main challenges: how to offer an overview on the urban form of
Portuguese cities, and how to analyse the fundamental aspects of the evolution of this …

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 theories and practices of urban morphology have been widely discussed across
disciplines. It is difficult to categorise the research of urban morphology across these many …

Unprecedented urbanisation processes characterise the Great Acceleration, urging urban
researchers to make sense of data analysis in support of evidence-based and large-scale …

This entry provides a general overview of urban morphology, covering the contributions of
the three pioneering schools: Italian, British, and French. An overview of the main theoretical …

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 …