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dc.contributor.advisorMichael Dennis.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVaranasi, Kishore Venkat, 1974-en_US
dc.contributor.otherMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-15T21:07:55Z
dc.date.available2012-05-15T21:07:55Z
dc.date.copyright2001en_US
dc.date.issued2001en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70738
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 2001.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 93-95).en_US
dc.description.abstractThe thesis explores the role of spatial configurations on the development of city form and the influence of these configurations on specific economic variables which govern the development of cities. It is argued that there are pervasive interconnections that seem to link the nature of society and economics with its spatial form and that economic theories must have some basis in a spatial theory. Based on this premise, this work investigates the logic of spaces and their network to derive an analytical spatial theory of intelligibility which is then built into a spatial-economic model of land values and densities. In urban land dynamics, location plays a significant role in determining the land values and density of development. Two important models namely Space Syntax and Ricardian rent mode, have been developed based on this assumption. This thesis adapts these models to generate a comprehensive dynamic spatial-economic model of cities. This new model will have predictive applications in spatial design as well as in urban development. It is proposed that the location in urban areas is determined by spatial configurations as well as commuting distance which is often used as a variable in economics to determine location. Relative asymmetry is proposed as a measure of relative location of a street segment in the system with respect to every other segment and as a function of intelligibility in any given physically contiguous configuration. Segments that are accessible and intelligible have location advantage. The differences in location value are then used to develop an econometric relationship between land values, density and relative asymmetry in a city. This yields a quantitative measure of an individual s preference for location and density.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Kishore Venkat Varanasi.en_US
dc.format.extent96 p.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582en_US
dc.subjectArchitecture.en_US
dc.titleThe role of spatial configurations in urban dynamics : an analytical model for urban design and developmenten_US
dc.title.alternativeUrban design and developmenten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
dc.identifier.oclc49564468en_US


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