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Settlement relationships and their morphological homogeneity across time and scale
Yves M Räth1, Adrienne Grêt-Regamey2, Chenjing Jiao3
1Planning of Landscape and Urban Systems PLUS, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland. yraeth@ethz.ch.
Scientific Reports
|July 12, 2023
Summary
Small settlements near large cities show persistent morphological homogeneity, impacting urban vibrancy and livability. This pattern, driven by settlement network position, has endured for over a century despite mobility changes.
Area of Science:
- Urban morphology
- Settlement network analysis
- Spatial planning
Background:
- Homogeneous settlement structures negatively affect urban vibrancy, environment, and emotional well-being.
- These patterns are often linked to functional separation (e.g., work vs. living) and are commonly observed near large cities.
- The occurrence and persistence of morphological homogeneity in settlements of varying sizes over time remain underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between internal settlement structures and their position within a settlement network.
- To analyze this relationship at a large spatial scale and fine resolution over a significant historical period (120 years).
- To determine if morphological homogeneity is present in settlements of all sizes and if it has persisted over time.
Main Methods:
- Utilized historical building footprints and road geometries from the Swiss Plateau.
- Incorporated historical travel speed data to analyze settlement networks.
- Examined networks at both local (building) and regional (settlement) scales across seven time steps spanning 120 years.
Main Results:
- Small settlements situated near larger settlements exhibit a pronounced degree of morphological homogeneity.
- This pattern of homogeneity has remained consistent since the early twentieth century.
- Morphological homogeneity persisted despite substantial transformations in mobility over the study period.
Conclusions:
- A settlement's position within a broader settlement network significantly influences its internal morphological homogeneity.
- Morphological homogeneity can have considerable implications for a settlement's functionality and livability.
- Findings offer valuable insights for sustainable urban and settlement development strategies.
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