Assessing urban character: the use of fractal analysis of street edges

Jon Cooper

doi:10.51347/jum.v9i2.3922

Assessing urban character: the use of fractal analysis of street edges

Authors

J. Cooper Joint Centre for Urban Design, School of the Build Environment, Oxford Brookes University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51347/jum.v9i2.3922

Keywords:

street edge, fractional dimension, character, complexity, urban design

Abstract

Fractal analysis can provide a synthetic measurement of place complexity and thereby allow a numerical characterization of places. A fractal analysis of street edges is provided, linking the calculation of fractal dimension to the presence of the physical features making up a street edge. A technique for calculating street edge fractal dimensions is presented and speculation on the use of fractal analysis in comparing the character of differing places is made.

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Published

2005-07-04

How to Cite

Cooper, J. (2005). Assessing urban character: the use of fractal analysis of street edges. Urban Morphology, 9(2), 95–107. https://doi.org/10.51347/jum.v9i2.3922