Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement
Abstract With the advent of distributed multi-sensory networks of devices, vast troves of real-time data can be gathered about our interactions with the built environment. These rich data sets can be mined to achieve improved and informed data-driven designs of buildings, neighborhoods, and potentia...
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| author | Ajaykumar Manivannan Wei Chien Benny Chin Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan Daniel K. H. Wong Thomas Schroepfer Roland Bouffanais |
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| description | Abstract With the advent of distributed multi-sensory networks of devices, vast troves of real-time data can be gathered about our interactions with the built environment. These rich data sets can be mined to achieve improved and informed data-driven designs of buildings, neighborhoods, and potentially entire cities. Among those, integrated developments have the peculiarity of combining multiple functions within a compact space and, as such, behave as microcosms of a city that can help address the problem of urban sprawl and density. However, a general lack of data and framework about integrated developments hinders our ability to test design hypotheses about the complex interplay between heterogeneity in both space and function. Here, we apply a data-driven approach to analyze the joint influence of topology and function on user movement within a state-of-the-art integrated development in Singapore. Specifically, we leverage the network representation of the building and use movement data collected from 51 individuals over a month. We show evidence of correlation (40%) between the spatial network features and human movement at the building level. We are also able to quantify the relationship between the functional and spatial components of the integrated development through user movement. Previous studies have shown a 60% or higher correlation between the topology and human movement at the city or country scales. Our moderate correlation, therefore, implies that more factors influencing user movement are at play. The heterogeneity in the spatial function introduced trips with diverse origins and destinations. A further data-driven analysis integrating origins and destinations reveals both qualitative and quantitative means of studying the relationship between the built environment and the processes that take place in them. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2624e71cfa934c06ab28bc839bede2632024-03-31T11:19:30ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-03-0114111610.1038/s41598-024-57475-3Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movementAjaykumar Manivannan0Wei Chien Benny Chin1Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan2Daniel K. H. Wong3Thomas Schroepfer4Roland Bouffanais5Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of OttawaDepartment of Geography, National University of SingaporeFuture Cities Laboratory Global, Singapore-ETH CentreArchitecture and Sustainable Design, Singapore University of Technology and DesignFuture Cities Laboratory Global, Singapore-ETH CentreDepartment of Computer Science & Global Studies Institute, University of GenevaAbstract With the advent of distributed multi-sensory networks of devices, vast troves of real-time data can be gathered about our interactions with the built environment. These rich data sets can be mined to achieve improved and informed data-driven designs of buildings, neighborhoods, and potentially entire cities. Among those, integrated developments have the peculiarity of combining multiple functions within a compact space and, as such, behave as microcosms of a city that can help address the problem of urban sprawl and density. However, a general lack of data and framework about integrated developments hinders our ability to test design hypotheses about the complex interplay between heterogeneity in both space and function. Here, we apply a data-driven approach to analyze the joint influence of topology and function on user movement within a state-of-the-art integrated development in Singapore. Specifically, we leverage the network representation of the building and use movement data collected from 51 individuals over a month. We show evidence of correlation (40%) between the spatial network features and human movement at the building level. We are also able to quantify the relationship between the functional and spatial components of the integrated development through user movement. Previous studies have shown a 60% or higher correlation between the topology and human movement at the city or country scales. Our moderate correlation, therefore, implies that more factors influencing user movement are at play. The heterogeneity in the spatial function introduced trips with diverse origins and destinations. A further data-driven analysis integrating origins and destinations reveals both qualitative and quantitative means of studying the relationship between the built environment and the processes that take place in them.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57475-3 |
| spellingShingle | Ajaykumar Manivannan Wei Chien Benny Chin Srilalitha Gopalakrishnan Daniel K. H. Wong Thomas Schroepfer Roland Bouffanais Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement Scientific Reports |
| title | Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement |
| title_full | Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement |
| title_fullStr | Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement |
| title_short | Effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement |
| title_sort | effects of the interplay between topology and function of an integrated urban development on patterns of user movement |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-57475-3 |
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