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Suburban built form and street network development in London, 1880–2013: An application of quantitative historical methods

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  • Ashley Dhanani

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This article describes the methods and findings of a study examining the architectural and spatial development of two of London's suburbs over the past century. Historical analysis of urban growth is constrained by a lack of geographic data that can be used to produce chronologies of analyzable geographic data. This study, utilizing historical geographic data reconstruction techniques, shows that the single most significant development in architectural form in the study areas is that of the garage, signifying expanded personal mobility potentials coupled to car-oriented road infrastructure developments during the study period. It suggests that an urban history must account for the role of personal mobility technologies in such studies. Furthermore, the implementation of methods for creating usable longitudinal geographic datasets allows for increased insight into the nuances of the urban developmental processes.

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  • Ashley Dhanani, 2016. "Suburban built form and street network development in London, 1880–2013: An application of quantitative historical methods," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(4), pages 230-243, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:vhimxx:v:49:y:2016:i:4:p:230-243
    DOI: 10.1080/01615440.2016.1220268
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    1. Bocheng Zhang & Qinglian Wang, 2023. "Heritage-Based Spatial Form Consideration: Western Urban Planning Concepts Used in Chinese Urban (Dalian) Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(14), pages 1-21, July.
    2. Ge Shi & Jie Shan & Liang Ding & Peng Ye & Yang Li & Nan Jiang, 2019. "Urban Road Network Expansion and Its Driving Variables: A Case Study of Nanjing City," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(13), pages 1-16, June.
    3. Zhiwei Wan & Xi Chen & Min Ju & Chaohao Ling & Guangxu Liu & Fuqiang Liao & Yulian Jia & Meixin Jiang, 2020. "Reconstruction and Pattern Analysis of Historical Urbanization of Pre-Modern China in the 1910s Using Topographic Maps and the GIS-ESDA Model: A Case Study in Zhejiang Province, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-18, January.

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