Blar i Institutt for byggfag på forfatter "van Nes, Akkelies"
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An Integrated Modeling Approach Combining Multifractal Urban Planning with a Space Syntax Perspective
Yamu, Claudia; van Nes, Akkelies (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The United Nations Paris agreement of 2015 highlighted the need for urban planning to prevent and contain urban sprawl so as to reduce trip lengths through an efficient distribution of agglomerations and a well-balanced ... -
Assessing Spatial Configurations and Transport Energy Usage for Planning Sustainable Communities
de Koning, Remco Elric; Tan, Wendy; van Nes, Akkelies (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Energy usage in cities is intertwined with its spatial configuration—the denser and more compact the city, the more concentrated and efficient the energy usage is to be expected. To achieve sustainable communities, cities ... -
Bill Hillier’s legacy: Space syntax—a synopsis of basic concepts, measures, and empirical application
Yamu, Claudia; van Nes, Akkelies; Garau, Chiara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Bill Hillier’s space syntax method and theory enables us to describe the spatial properties of a sustainable city. Empirical testing of the space syntax method over time has confirmed the capacity and innovativeness of ... -
Discovering the Axial Lines of Bunus River as a Social Network in Kampong Bharu using Space Syntax Analysis
Sham, Rashidah Jimi; Mahdzar, Sharifah Salwa Syed; Zaman, Nurulhusna Qamaruz; Jalil, Nurul Amira Abd; van Nes, Akkelies (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The global trend in modern development often fails to appreciate and damages the natural beauty of old rivers in central city districts. This issue is observed in the case of the Bunus River, which once served as the main ... -
Exploring challenges in Space Syntax theory building: The use of positivist and hermeneutic explanatory models
van Nes, Akkelies; Yamu, Claudia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The planning and building of sustainable cities and communities yields operational theories on urban space. The novelty of this paper is that it discusses and explores the challenges for space syntax theory building within ... -
The impact of the ring roads on the location pattern of shops in town and city centres. A space syntax approach
van Nes, Akkelies (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This contribution demonstrates how inner ring roads change the location pattern of shops in urban areas with the application of the space syntax method. A market rational behaviour persists, in that shop owners always ... -
Investigating the spatial network of playgrounds during covid-19 based on a space syntax analysis case study: 10 playgrounds in Delft, the Netherlands
Istiani, Noor Fajrina Farah; Alkadri, Miktha Farid; van Nes, Akkelies; Susanto, Dalhar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Playground plays important roles for children not only to accommodate their physical activities but also to improve their mental health. However, it is currently difficult to conduct playground activities regularly due to ... -
Noise and spatial configuration in Biskra, Algeria: A space syntax approach to understand the built environment for visually impaired people
Djenaihi, Walid-Mahfoud; Zemmouri, Noureddine; Djenane, Moussadek; van Nes, Akkelies (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This contribution investigates the correlation between street noise levels and the spatial configuration of the street network in four different types of neighbourhoods in the Algerian city of Biskra. Space syntax methods ... -
The Nordic Network of Urban Morphology (NNUM) – Urban form research in Scandinavia.
Stojanovski, Todor; van Nes, Akkelies; Partanen, Jenny; Kirt Strandbygaard, Sofie; Abarkan, Abdellah (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Urban morphology is defined as research program propounding methods and tools for the analysis and design of cities. The Nordic Network of Urban Morphology (NNUM) was established in 2006 to help promotion and diffusion of ... -
A Scientific Approach to the Densification Debate in Bergen Centre in Norway
de Koning, Remco Elric; Roald, Hans Jacob; van Nes, Akkelies (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The municipality of Bergen in Norway aims to densify fifty per cent of new housing within the city’s central parts. The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation ordered and financed an investigation to be carried out ... -
Sexual violence in the city: Space, gender, and the occurrence of sexual violence in Rotterdam
Miranda, Julia Vansetti; van Nes, Akkelies (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)There is a need for knowledge of how the spatial features of the urban environment can shape the potential for safe streets and a gender inclusive society. This research reveals the relationship between a built environment’s ... -
SPACERGY Space-Energy Patterns for Smart Energy Infrastructures, Community Reciprocities and Related Governance
Maiullari, Daniela; Mosteiro-Romero, Martin; de Koning, Remco Elric; van Timmeren, Arjan; van Nes, Akkelies; Schlueter, Arno (Book, 2019)SPACERGY builds upon the need for planning authorities to develop new models to implement energy transition strategies in the urban environment, departing from the exploitation or reciprocity between space and energy ... -
Spatial configurations and walkability potentials. Measuring urban compactness with space syntax
van Nes, Akkelies (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This contribution demonstrates how space syntax methods on various scale levels can be used to identify and describe the spatial features of a compact city. Firstly, the term urban compactness is discussed. A short discussion ...