Introduction to Space Syntax in Urban Studies

A comprehensive introduction to space syntax method and theory for graduate students and researchers, with a step-by-step approach for its application in urban planning and design. The textbook aims to increase accessibility to the space syntax method for the first time to all graduate students and researchers dealing with the built environment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive open-access textbook serves as an essential introduction to space syntax method and theory for advanced graduate students and researchers. It offers a step-by-step guide for its practical application in urban planning and design. With the primary objective of enhancing accessibility to the space syntax method for all graduate students and researchers engaged in the built environment, including those in architecture, urban design, planning, urban sociology, urban geography, archaeology, road engineering, and environmental psychology, the authors have structured each chapter in a pedagogical manner. The chapters are designed to explain key concepts, provide practical examples, and offer exercises to facilitate learning. The textbook gradually builds upon fundamental concepts, leading the reader to explore complex theories and applications.

Upon completing this book, readers will possess the following general competencies:

- A thorough understanding of space syntax as a method and theory.
- The ability to conduct diverse space syntax analyses, including axial analysis, segment analysis, point depth analysis, or visibility analysis.
- The capability to apply space syntax in urban research and design practices.
- The ability to interpret and evaluate space syntax analysis results and contextualize them within a broader framework.
- The skill to generate original work using space syntax.

This textbook serves as a mandatory reference for spatial analysis courses that incorporate space syntax as part of their teaching methodologies. Additionally, it is valuable for graduate students and researchers who seek to conduct self-study. Furthermore, the book provides readers with a solid foundation of knowledge to comprehend and critically evaluate spatial phenomena.

Weight: 1050g
Dimension: 270 x 342 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030591397
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021