Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools

The article presents the process of creating a tool using GIS systems to describe the city’s spatial structure. Therefore, the subject of this research was the method of describing the city structure using non-functional zoning, in conjunction with the use of urban indicators. Using the relationship...

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Main Author: Anna Małgorzata Jachimowicz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/1/135
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description The article presents the process of creating a tool using GIS systems to describe the city’s spatial structure. Therefore, the subject of this research was the method of describing the city structure using non-functional zoning, in conjunction with the use of urban indicators. Using the relationships between the values of urban indicators and individual typologies of buildings, they can be assigned to subsequent zones from the Rural-to-Urban Transect methodology. Therefore, in this article, urban indicators have been defined, thanks to which it is possible to distinguish different typologies of buildings. Next, the relationships between selected indicators and transect zones have been examined, and thanks to the obtained conclusions, transect zones for Warsaw have been defined. Finally, the spatial structure of a selected part of Warsaw has been described using these zones. The purpose of this study is also to initially assess the usefulness of the developed tool for the needs of urban planners.
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spelling doaj.art-4ddfff9138dd4e999c033dd7965d44992023-11-23T14:23:14ZengMDPI AGLand2073-445X2022-01-0111113510.3390/land11010135Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS ToolsAnna Małgorzata Jachimowicz0Faculty of Architecture, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa St. 55, 00-659 Warsaw, PolandThe article presents the process of creating a tool using GIS systems to describe the city’s spatial structure. Therefore, the subject of this research was the method of describing the city structure using non-functional zoning, in conjunction with the use of urban indicators. Using the relationships between the values of urban indicators and individual typologies of buildings, they can be assigned to subsequent zones from the Rural-to-Urban Transect methodology. Therefore, in this article, urban indicators have been defined, thanks to which it is possible to distinguish different typologies of buildings. Next, the relationships between selected indicators and transect zones have been examined, and thanks to the obtained conclusions, transect zones for Warsaw have been defined. Finally, the spatial structure of a selected part of Warsaw has been described using these zones. The purpose of this study is also to initially assess the usefulness of the developed tool for the needs of urban planners.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/1/135rural-to-urban transecturban morphologyurban zonesurban indexesGIS analysesmodelbuilder application
spellingShingle Anna Małgorzata Jachimowicz
Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools
Land
rural-to-urban transect
urban morphology
urban zones
urban indexes
GIS analyses
modelbuilder application
title Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools
title_full Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools
title_fullStr Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools
title_full_unstemmed Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools
title_short Morphology of Warsaw City Structure Using Urban Indexes and GIS Tools
title_sort morphology of warsaw city structure using urban indexes and gis tools
topic rural-to-urban transect
urban morphology
urban zones
urban indexes
GIS analyses
modelbuilder application
url https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/1/135
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