This research is focused on studying and analyzing zoning, form-based codes and other methodologies into which urban territories can be divided into manageable structural units, i.e. zones in which specific quantitative and qualitative sustainability criteria can be met. It aims to build a theoretical and practical foundation on how to work at a unit-level with today’s municipal territories, given their spatial structure and other morphological indices. The premise of this research is the growing complexity of land management in municipalities in Europe (with a focus on Albania), which have extended the scope of planning to an integrated, comprehensive approach. Therefore, the issues of normativity, appointing indicators of land development, and zoning are most relevant in today’s planning practice. Nevertheless, more complex urban realities, like cities in Albania, where homogeneity is difficult to find, call for a more comprehensive analysis of city form, structure, characteristics, to determine the most enhanced form of division into structural units. Therefore, this research draws from a variety of case studies and theoretical approaches on zoning, form-based codes; from a wide pool of spatial typologies; and from intense research into normativity and development standards, to simulate the indices for ‘a unified model of land development’ for such complex scenarios. Aside from the legal/institutional and practical understanding of the above-mentioned concepts, the thesis operationalizes these findings as anchored to theoretical studies on city form, as well as practices of spatial analysis. This unusual ‘pairing’ is done in order to demystify the ‘rigidity’ of normativity through integrating concepts of operational morphology and to facilitate the process of division and scanning of the territory per se, through these advanced tools of spatial analysis. This constitutes a step forward into reducing the gap between morphological theory and practice. The research is divided into 4 main pillars, which address (1) zoning and form-based codes; (2) normativity and land management; (3) spatial typologies; and (4) urban form and spatial analysis. These components stand almost divided into a theoretical review but are integrated throughout the research through the selected case studies. The final aim is to support the development of a unified model of form-based codification for spatial typologies, considering enhanced development standards, liveability and place-making, in terms of land management
Questa ricerca si concentra sullo studio e l'analisi della suddivisione in zone, codici basati sulla forma e altre metodologie in cui i territori urbani possono essere suddivisi in unità strutturali gestibili, zone in cui è possibile soddisfare specifici criteri di sostenibilità quantitativi e qualitativi. La tesi cerca a costruire una base teorica e pratica su come lavorare a livello di unità con i territori municipali di oggi, data la loro struttura spaziale e altri indici morfologici. La premessa di questa ricerca è la crescente complessità della gestione del territorio nei comuni in Europa (con particolare attenzione all'Albania), che ha esteso la portata della pianificazione a un approccio integrato e compressivo. Pertanto, le questioni relative alla normatività, alla designazione di indicatori di sviluppo del territorio e alla suddivisione in zone sono più rilevanti nella pratica di pianificazione territoriale. Le realtà urbane più complesse, come le città in Albania, dove è difficile trovare l'omogeneità, richiedono un'analisi più completa della forma, della struttura, delle caratteristiche della città, per determinare la forma più avanzata di divisione in unità strutturali. Pertanto, questa ricerca si basa su una varietà di casi studio e approcci teorici sulla suddivisione in zone di codici basati su moduli; da un ampio pool di tipologie spaziali; e dall'intensa ricerca sulla normatività e gli standard di sviluppo, per simulare gli indici per "un modello unificato di sviluppo del territorio" per scenari urbani complessi.
Re-inventing zoning through operational morphology Innovative form-based codes for efficient territorial subdivisions and enhanced normativity in complex urban systems
DHRAMI, Kejt
2020
Abstract
This research is focused on studying and analyzing zoning, form-based codes and other methodologies into which urban territories can be divided into manageable structural units, i.e. zones in which specific quantitative and qualitative sustainability criteria can be met. It aims to build a theoretical and practical foundation on how to work at a unit-level with today’s municipal territories, given their spatial structure and other morphological indices. The premise of this research is the growing complexity of land management in municipalities in Europe (with a focus on Albania), which have extended the scope of planning to an integrated, comprehensive approach. Therefore, the issues of normativity, appointing indicators of land development, and zoning are most relevant in today’s planning practice. Nevertheless, more complex urban realities, like cities in Albania, where homogeneity is difficult to find, call for a more comprehensive analysis of city form, structure, characteristics, to determine the most enhanced form of division into structural units. Therefore, this research draws from a variety of case studies and theoretical approaches on zoning, form-based codes; from a wide pool of spatial typologies; and from intense research into normativity and development standards, to simulate the indices for ‘a unified model of land development’ for such complex scenarios. Aside from the legal/institutional and practical understanding of the above-mentioned concepts, the thesis operationalizes these findings as anchored to theoretical studies on city form, as well as practices of spatial analysis. This unusual ‘pairing’ is done in order to demystify the ‘rigidity’ of normativity through integrating concepts of operational morphology and to facilitate the process of division and scanning of the territory per se, through these advanced tools of spatial analysis. This constitutes a step forward into reducing the gap between morphological theory and practice. The research is divided into 4 main pillars, which address (1) zoning and form-based codes; (2) normativity and land management; (3) spatial typologies; and (4) urban form and spatial analysis. These components stand almost divided into a theoretical review but are integrated throughout the research through the selected case studies. The final aim is to support the development of a unified model of form-based codification for spatial typologies, considering enhanced development standards, liveability and place-making, in terms of land managementFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14242/72515
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