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UNDERSTANDING THE SPACE SYNTAX IN CITIES

Smaranika Satpathy

ar.smaran@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

With the advent of 21st century, many socio ecological issues are being evident in the

cities exerting pressure on the government and its governance. This article discusses

one of the solutions among the many sustainability concepts adopted towards

sustainable architecture and development ie minimising the connectivity by

understanding the space syntax of the cities.

KEYWORDS

Space syntax, sustainability concepts, ecological issues, connectivity

INTRODUCTION

With major portion of the world getting urbanized, an accelerated result of this is seen

in the cities. Adding fuel to fire, the global wealth and resources are being exploited

more in the urban regions. Moving towards safer urban environments, along with

preservation of green urban spaces, greater energy efficiency and reduction in pollution
levels it is highly essential to reduce the length of the linkages of connectivity.

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