All research paper that got published, plus Working Papers on specific subject produced in UDSU and still under process, plus technical Reports. All papers are available to download, though the readers are advised that such versions not necessarily correspond to the originally published materials.
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 …
