Ref: Porta S, Crucitti P, Latora V (2006), The network analysis of urban streets: a dual approach, «Physica A, Statistical mechanics and its applications», 369, 853–866. Download the paper *** *** The application of the network approach to the urban case poses several questions in terms of how to …
Ref: Scellato S, Cardillo A, Latora V, Porta S (2006), The Backbone of a city, «The European Physical Journal B, Condensed Matter Physics», Springer Berlin Heidelberg, DE, 50, 221-225. Download the paper *** *** Recent studies have revealed the importance of centrality measures to analyze various spatial factors affecting …
Ref: Crucitti P, Latora V, Porta S. (2006), Centrality in networks of urban streets, «Chaos, Quarterly of the American Institute of Physics», 16, 015113. Download the paper *** *** Centrality has revealed crucial for understanding the structural properties of complex relational networks. Centrality is also relevant for various spatial …
Ref: Crucitti P, Latora V, Porta S (2006), Centrality measures in spatial networks of urban streets, «Physical Review E», 73, 036125. Download the paper *** *** We study centrality in urban street patterns of different world cities represented as networks in geographical space. The results indicate that a spatial …
Ref: Porta S (2006), What if Icarus chooses the labyrinth?, in Porta S (ed), ‘Il più lungo errore del mondo?’ Il recupero dei quartieri di edilizia sociale: una questione anche disciplinare, Libreria Clup, Milano, 103-115. Download the paper *** *** This article is the transcription of my talk at …
Ref: Porta S (2006), ‘The world’s longest mistake”? Sustainable urban design and the renovation of social housing estates: also a disciplinary problem, in Porta S (ed), ‘ ‘Il più lungo errore del mondo?’ Il recupero dei quartieri di edilizia sociale: una questione anche disciplinare’, Libreria Clup, Milano, 5-15.“ Download the paper …
Ref: Cardillo A, Scellato S, Latora V, Porta S (2006), Structural properties of planar graphs of urban street patterns, «Physical Review E», 73, 066107. Download the paper *** *** Recent theoretical and empirical studies have focused on the structural properties of complex relational networks in social, biological, and technological systems. …
Ref: Porta S, Renne J. (2005), Linking urban design to sustainability: formal indicators of social urban sustainability field research in Perth, Western Australia, «Urban Design International», 10 1, 51-64. Download the paper *** *** The making of a livable urban community is a complex endeavor. For much of the …
Ref: Porta S. (1999), The Community and Public Spaces: Ecological Thinking, Mobility and Social Life in the Open Spaces of the City of the Future, «Futures, The Journal of Forecasting, Planning and Policy», 31 4. Download the paper *** *** The roots of the present crisis of public urban …
