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Triantafyllou, Georgios (author), Verbree, E. (author), Rafiee, A. (author)The objective of this paper is to investigate and propose a method for Indoor Localisation based on Isovists, with the aim of extending the fields of Location-based Services and Geomatics. Various methods and combinations incorporating Isovist concepts, Space Syntax, and visibility graphs are examined and assessed. By investigating these...journal article 2024
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Jia, Z. (author), Nourian, Pirouz (author), Luscuere, P (author), Wagenaar, C. (author)This study presents a systematic review of the literature on decision support for designing hospital layouts using spatial network analysis and/or simulation modelling. The review includes 102 articles, which are classified into five different categories concerning their layout-related challenges. Specifically, the categories include...review 2023
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Armpara, Sophia (author), van Nes, Akkelies (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author)Top world heritage artifacts act as pedestrian flow attractors in historic urban areas. Despite the growing literature on pedestrian movement in cities, evidence of the relationship between cultural attractors and the spatial characteristics of street spaces between these artifacts is scarce. This contribution applies the theory of natural...journal article 2023
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Bai, N. (author), Nourian, Pirouz (author), Pereira Roders, A. (author), Bunschoten, Raoul (author), Huang, Weixin (author), Wang, Lu (author)During the rural [re]vitalization process in China, national strategies required rural public spaces with cultural significance to be identified before planning decision-making. However, places identified as culturally significant by planners and visitors can differ from the ones mostly used and valued by locals. Even if there is a growing...journal article 2023
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Dajani, Rakan (author)A masterplan, commissioned by the Municipality of Dar es Salaam aims to redevelop the Lower Msimbazi River Basin with new urban development. In the context of rapid urbanisation and sustainable development, uncovering the relationship between public space and resiliency as mediated by urban form is essential to contribute to resilient master...master thesis 2022
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Triantafyllou, Giorgos (author)Nowadays, humans rely in technology more and more when it comes to navigation and localisation and in many aspects of life as well. While most concepts related to localisation and navigation of outdoors environments are already well derived from various researches and softwares, the indoor environment remains a significantly unexplored area....master thesis 2022
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Drolsbach, Simon (author)In recent years, cycling has attracted increasing attention as a sustainable alternative to private car use. In cities across the world, strategies are put in place to improve existing cycling infrastructure. This raises the question of how cyclists move through a city and what part of the road network attracts the most cyclists. Prior studies...master thesis 2022
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Mohamed, Abdelbaseer A. (author), Ubareviciene, Ruta (author), van Ham, M. (author)Informal urbanism has been generally studied within social, econmic and political frameworks, yet little is known of how it performs in terms of urban vitality. The aim of this article is to better understand the urban vitality of informal settlements and how they can be improved by using a combined morphological approach that encompasses...journal article 2022
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Torabi Kachousangi, F. (author), Mokhtarzadeh, Safoora (author), van Nes, Akkelies (author), van Oort, N. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Multimodal hubs connect different modes, allowing people to switch from one mode to another and seamlessly access/egress to/from their origin/destinations. However, there are limited methods to estimate the impact of future measures on the accessibility of multimodal hubs. These future measures could be wide reaching, among others,...conference paper 2022
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Mohamed, Abdelbaseer A. (author), van Ham, M. (author)Identifying the economic potential of informal urban areas is a topic of increasing interest for policymakers and practitioners in less developed countries, yet little is known of how informal street design influences the type and count of business opportunities. By adapting a space syntax framework, this study aims to quantitatively verify...journal article 2022
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Milanowska, Aleksandra (author)The central point of the thesis is formulation and testing of a design method with a strong focus on the user activity and personal experience in the designed space. The design algorithm consists of a series of iterative steps based on architectural and sensorial sequences of activities.<br/>The experimental method was tested in the process of...master thesis 2021
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Djenaihi, Walid‐Mahfoud (author), Zemmouri, Noureddine (author), Djenane, Moussadek (author), van Nes, A. (author)This contribution investigates the correlation between street noise levels and the spatial configuration of the street network in four different types of neighbourhoods in the Algerian city of Biskra. Space syntax methods are used to analyse spatial relationships, where accessibility, intelligibility, and legibility of urban spaces can be...journal article 2021
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van Nes, A. (author)This contribution demonstrates how space syntax methods on various scale levels can be used to identify and describe the spatial features of a compact city. Firstly, the term urban compactness is discussed. A short discussion of some writings on the compact city are elaborated. As it transpired, urban compactness can best be approached from a...journal article 2021
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van Nes, A. (author)This contribution demonstrates how inner ring roads change the location pattern of shops in urban areas with the application of the space syntax method. A market rational behaviour persists, in that shop owners always search for an optimal location to reach as many customers as possible. If the accessibility to this optimal location is affected...journal article 2021
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Yamu, Claudia (author), van Nes, A. (author), Garau, Chiara (author)Bill Hillier’s space syntax method and theory enables us to describe the spatial properties of a sustainable city. Empirical testing of the space syntax method over time has confirmed the capacity and innovativeness of analyzing spatial relationships with the purpose of understanding and explaining the socio-spatial organization of built...journal article 2021
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van Nes, A. (author), Yamu, Claudia (author)This open access textbook is a comprehensive introduction to space syntax method and theory for graduate students and researchers. It provides a step-by-step approach for its application in urban planning and design. This textbook aims to increase the accessibility of the space syntax method for the first time to all graduate students and...book 2021
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van Nes, A. (author)Inthiscontributionanewspacesyntaxanalysesmethodispresentedfor analysing the degree of permeability in the main route network of towns and cities. First, a presentation is given on the methodological development of the various approaches taken until the present day. Then, a description is given on how this new analysis method can be used to...conference paper 2021
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van Nes, A. (author), Yamu, Claudia (author)The planning and building of sustainable cities and communities yields operational theories on urban space. The novelty of this paper is that it discusses and explores the challenges for space syntax theory building within two key research traditions: positivism and hermeneutics. Applying a theory of science perspective, we first discuss the...journal article 2020
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Vansetti Miranda, Julia (author), van Nes, A. (author)There is a need for knowledge of how the spatial features of the urban environment can shape the potential for safe streets and a gender inclusive society. This research reveals the relationship between a built environment’s spatial features, the presence of various types of people, and gender-based sexual violence in the public space of four...journal article 2020
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de Koning, Remco (author), Guan Zhen Tan, Wendy (author), van Nes, A. (author)Energy usage in cities is intertwined with its spatial configuration—the denser and more compact the city, the more concentrated and efficient the energy usage is to be expected. To achieve sustainable communities, cities (and their inhabitants) must reconsider its spatial configurations in the context of rapid urbanisation and growth in light...journal article 2020