Quantitative Analysis of the Urban Factors Limiting Central District Plane Form Expansion: Twenty-one Case Studies of Asian Megacities′ Central Districts

Based on threshold analysis theory, spatial limiting factors such as mountains, rivers, and roads not only affect the way in which cities spread out, but also play a vital role in shaping the flattened forms of their central districts. This study, based on field investigations of 21 central district...

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Main Authors: Xinyu Hu, Junyan Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3130/jaabe.17.345