Suburban zone of `The Transect: comparing morphologies and design qualities of residential neighbourhoods in Sydney, Kolkata and Miami

Ghosh, S

Suburban zone of `The Transect: comparing morphologies and design qualities of residential neighbourhoods in Sydney, Kolkata and Miami

Ghosh, S

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Publisher:: QUT Creative Industries Faculty, School of Design in conjunction with ISUF
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: ISUF 2013 Brisbane International Seminar on Urban Form: Urban Form at the Edge, Proceedings from ISUF 2013 Volume 1, 2014, 1 pp. 73 - 84 (12)
Issue Date:: 2014-01

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dc.contributor.author	Ghosh, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6488-9329	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Sanders, P	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Guaralda, M	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Carroli, L	en_US
dc.date	2013-07-17	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ISUF 2013 Brisbane International Seminar on Urban Form: Urban Form at the Edge, Proceedings from ISUF 2013 Volume 1, 2014, 1 pp. 73 - 84 (12)	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9752440-4-3	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/43856
dc.description.abstract	Morphologies of human environments vary in terms of their nature, spatial characteristics, and intensity of development. ‘The Transect’, an integrated zoning code for the City of Miami in USA, provides form based guidelines for development along rural and urban continuum. ‘T3 Sub-Urban’ is a suburban zone out of a total of six types of zones classified under ‘The Transect’. This paper focuses on examining morphologies and qualities of suburban neighbourhoods in three cities in three different countries of the world. Three cities: Sydney, Australia, Kolkata, India and Miami, USA are selected as their social conditions, cultural backgrounds and planning controls vary. An urban to rural cross section will be identified for each of these cities. Three typical suburban residential case studies, one from each of these three cities will be selected at a local scale. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a spatial analysis estimates land cover pattern, dwelling density, and others relevant values for each of these three case studies. A visual analysis is conducted to understand design features, aesthetic qualities, and characteristics of these neighbourhoods. Outcomes of spatial analyses on the case studies are compared. Morphological characteristics can significantly influence neighbourhood sustainability and design performance.	en_US
dc.publisher	QUT Creative Industries Faculty, School of Design in conjunction with ISUF	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ISUF 2013 Brisbane International Seminar on Urban Form: Urban Form at the Edge, Proceedings from ISUF 2013 Volume 1	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Seminar on Urban Form	en_US
dc.title	Suburban zone of `The Transect: comparing morphologies and design qualities of residential neighbourhoods in Sydney, Kolkata and Miami	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.location	Brisbane, Australia	en_US
utslib.location.activity	Brisbane, Australia	en_US
utslib.for	1205 Urban and Regional Planning	en_US
utslib.for	120507 Urban Analysis and Development	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
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pubs.finish-date	2013-07-20	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Brisbane, Australia	en_US
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Abstract:

Morphologies of human environments vary in terms of their nature, spatial characteristics, and intensity of development. ‘The Transect’, an integrated zoning code for the City of Miami in USA, provides form based guidelines for development along rural and urban continuum. ‘T3 Sub-Urban’ is a suburban zone out of a total of six types of zones classified under ‘The Transect’. This paper focuses on examining morphologies and qualities of suburban neighbourhoods in three cities in three different countries of the world. Three cities: Sydney, Australia, Kolkata, India and Miami, USA are selected as their social conditions, cultural backgrounds and planning controls vary. An urban to rural cross section will be identified for each of these cities. Three typical suburban residential case studies, one from each of these three cities will be selected at a local scale. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a spatial analysis estimates land cover pattern, dwelling density, and others relevant values for each of these three case studies. A visual analysis is conducted to understand design features, aesthetic qualities, and characteristics of these neighbourhoods. Outcomes of spatial analyses on the case studies are compared. Morphological characteristics can significantly influence neighbourhood sustainability and design performance.

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