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| − | '''Urban Morphology''' is a geographical discipline that examines the origins and developments of the shape of towns. It posits a | + | '''Urban Morphology''' is a geographical discipline that examines the origins and developments of the shape of towns. It posits a hierarchy of influences on the shape of towns: the most stable influence being street pattern, followed by the pattern of urban land ownership (as demonstrated by plot boundaries, and finally - most transient - the buildings of the town themselves. Urban morphology was pioneered in the [[United Kingdom]] by Professor M.R.G. Conzen (1907-2000), a 1930s refugee from Nazi Germany; Conzen's study of [[Alnwick]], [[Northumberland]] is generally considered a classic of the genre.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000308/ai_n14295338</ref><ref>M. R. G. Conzen, Alnwick, Northumberland: A Study in Town-Plan Analysis, Institute of. British Geographers Publication No 27 (London 1960)</ref> The [[University of Birmingham]] now has probably the most advanced centre of urban morphological studies in the UK. |
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Revision as of 03:10, March 10, 2008
Urban Morphology is a geographical discipline that examines the origins and developments of the shape of towns. It posits a hierarchy of influences on the shape of towns: the most stable influence being street pattern, followed by the pattern of urban land ownership (as demonstrated by plot boundaries, and finally - most transient - the buildings of the town themselves. Urban morphology was pioneered in the United Kingdom by Professor M.R.G. Conzen (1907-2000), a 1930s refugee from Nazi Germany; Conzen's study of Alnwick, Northumberland is generally considered a classic of the genre.[1][2] The University of Birmingham now has probably the most advanced centre of urban morphological studies in the UK.
References
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000308/ai_n14295338
- ↑ M. R. G. Conzen, Alnwick, Northumberland: A Study in Town-Plan Analysis, Institute of. British Geographers Publication No 27 (London 1960)