Open AccessA Generic Scenario on Urban Sustainability of a Historical City Center
Author(s) -
Simon Chih-Feng Shu,
Ching-Kai Lin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nakhara : journal of environmental design and planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2651-2416
DOI - 10.54028/nj2020181136
Subject(s) - space syntax , central business district , disconnection , center (category theory) , sustainability , geography , environmental planning , regional science , agency (philosophy) , inner city , urban sustainability , space (punctuation) , urban planning , architectural engineering , civil engineering , sociology , political science , engineering , transport engineering , computer science , social science , ecology , chemistry , law , biology , crystallography , operating system
In discussion on modern urban development issues, many researches have focused on those newly expanded areas, yet few researches have scrutinized what contributes to the vibrant life of the historical Central Business District (CBD) in inner cities. This research has examined a declined old city centre in central Taiwan by deploying Space Syntax analysis to verify possible contributions of parts-whole street network disconnection to the death of CBD in inner cities. The research findings suggest that linearity and critical street segments being properly integrated with the whole arterial street network could be crucial for future city planning.