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This paper concerns the theme of the universal accessibility to urban spaces, proposing the contr... more This paper concerns the theme of the universal accessibility to urban spaces, proposing the contribution of configurational approach to their inclusive design. Born in the first Nineties on the roots of the efforts and the studies for reducing material and architectural barriers for disabled people, such discipline extends its sphere and purposes so as to mitigate the effects of spatial exclusion of a wider and wider variety of human categories, up to virtually include any potential urban user.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2022

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2020

Digital thematic maps availability has increased with the diffusion of open-source Geographic Inf... more Digital thematic maps availability has increased with the diffusion of open-source Geographic Information Systems (GIS) suites, which also had important role in urban and regional sciences revamp throughout the late 1990’s. These methodological innovations led to the conception of network-based data maps oriented to highlight urban scale road-circulation networks configurational properties, that supported comparative studies regarding cities’ morphologies and their representation as complex systems. However, significant hindrances persist for the construction of very large road-circulation network datasets, such as those suitable to regional and supra-regional scale analyses. Owing to their sheer sizes, modelling these expanses require extensive processing times, which impact on research prospects. Data precision is a concern as well, since generalization processes, whereas can reduce computing complexity, oftentimes render comparisons amongst different scales inaccurate, due to certain road structures non-representation. Research requirements for a comparable and accurate multiscale database, suited to evaluate circulation networks configurational properties of centrality, prompted construction of the Tuscany Configurational Atlas as an experiment. Intended as a set of GIS-based digital thematic maps and data repository, it depicts closeness and betweenness centralities hierarchies of the Tuscan Region road-infrastructure in regional, provincial and municipality scales. This paper summarizes the scope and methodological steps to construct this Configurational Atlas, while reducing regional-wide dataset-related issues. Furthermore, it discusses its contribution as a spatial representation, and evaluates its prospects as an analytical instrument and database. Concluding remarks define forthcoming improvements to be done regarding usability, such as its implementation in a WebGIS suite.

12SSS 12th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2019

This paper addresses the problem of the growing exposure of contemporary cities to natural hazard... more This paper addresses the problem of the growing exposure of contemporary cities to natural hazards by discussing the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of using the configurational approach as a framework to perform a variety of spatial analyses to better orient disaster management. It claims that enabling a quick assessment of the evolving spatial functioning of the urban grid would effectively contribute to support strategic decision-making and to make post-disaster planning decisions more explicit among stakeholders, thus boosting wider understanding and participation among the public. The paper starts with a brief review of some relevant work done by the research community to date, which highlights emergent opportunities for urban morphology studies and Space Syntax theory to trigger effective innovations in disaster management practice. Next, the paper proposes to adopt a fit-for-purpose analysis approach with the aim to achieve a higher procedural flexibility in...

The article presents a multidimensional analysis of two Italian and two Portuguese cities. The ma... more The article presents a multidimensional analysis of two Italian and two Portuguese cities. The main focus are the historic squares which are analysed from a simultaneous view of their heterogeneous attributes by statistical analysis and computational techniques.

Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2021

The complexity of post-disaster recovery processes and the risks of implementing “one size fits a... more The complexity of post-disaster recovery processes and the risks of implementing “one size fits all” solutions are now widely acknowledged by humanitarian actors, who are pushing for innovative approaches to better link housing recovery and urban development after urban disasters. However, there is currently little technical support for responsible local administrations tasked with selecting Temporary Housing (TH) sites, to measure and visualise the complexity of their spatial configuration, illustrating patterns of urbanisation and transportation. The lack of time and appropriate decision-making support systems contribute to perpetuate unsuccessful practices of housing assistance provision, which detract resources from more important long-term investments. Therefore, this paper proposes a computational analysis method which seeks to support the delivery of truly people-centred and performance-based TH plans by enhancing administrations’ capacity to audit TH proposals. It seeks to d...

INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings, 2021

During the last decade, the problem of noise pollution has continued to increase in Europe as wel... more During the last decade, the problem of noise pollution has continued to increase in Europe as well as in under-developed countries. This issue is stressed in city centers, owing to the abundance of residential activities, vehicle traffic and multiple services. This study investigates the relationship between urban spatial configuration and environment soundscape in two different areas: Pisa historic center, Italy and Biskra downtown, Algeria, using the potential of Space Syntax theory in predicting noise levels distribution. For this analysis, thirty stations of measurements were held in each area during day time using a Sound Level Meter. A Noise map was modeled using the interpolation tool provided by a Geographic Information System program, while the collected data were correlated with the Angular Segment Analysis variables. The findings reveal a close relationship between the sound levels obtained and Space Syntax theory global and local indexes such as Normalized Choice and Int...

Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021, 2021

Cybergeo, 1999

... e nelle sue immediate adiacenze, e tronchi assai più segregati in corrispondenza ... sembra a... more ... e nelle sue immediate adiacenze, e tronchi assai più segregati in corrispondenza ... sembra abbattersi in corrispondenza della destinazione monofunzionale (in particolare residenziale) di recenti ... Più in dettaglio, la relazione di tipo esponenziale fra integrazione e movimento può ...

Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2020, 2020