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URBAN MORPHOLOGY!
MUMBAI!
MORPHOLOGY refers to the physical form,
structure and the constituent elements of an
urban area, along with those processes which
are instrumental in determining that form. !
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Morphology is derived from “morphos” meaning
form and “logos” meaning study.!
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It is the study of the form of human settlements
and the process of their formation and
transformation. The study seeks to understand
the spatial structure and character of
a metropolitan area, city, town or village by
examining the patterns of its component parts
CHICAGO!
and the process of its development. This can
involve the analysis of physical structures at
different scales as well as patterns of
movement, land use, ownership or control and
occupation. Typically, analysis of physical form
focuses on street pattern, plot pattern and
building pattern, sometimes referred to
collectively as urban grain.!
URBAN MORPHOLOGY!
URBAN FORM!
URBAN FORM is the collective three-dimensional expression of an urban area as represented by the elements of built and
open spaces and their relationship to each other. The term 'built' would refer to buildings, city walls, vertical towers, etc. while
'open spaces' would include streets, courtyards, roads, parks, tot-lots, river beds, etc. Size, shape, grain and texture of an area
are some of the characteristics that determine the nature of urban form.!
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URBAN FORM!
URBAN STRUCTURE!
DELHI!
URBAN STRUCTURE is the underlying basic skeletal
system around which the different parts of an urban area
are bonded together. This system comprises of physical,
functional, social and perceptional components, which
are instrumental in determining the nature or character of
the area.!
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CHANDIGARH!
URBAN STRUCTURE!
URBAN TISSUE!
CHICAGO!
URBAN TISSUE is the smallest identifiable
segment of an urban area possessing and
exhibiting functional homogeneity and
cohesive built form.!
URBAN TISSUE!