?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+Morphogenesis+of+the+Dutch+Landscape%3A+The+Narrative+of+Dutch+Cities%E2%80%99+Medieval+Core&rft.creator=Okkali+Alsavada%2C+Merve&rft.creator=Karimi%2C+Kayvan&rft.creator=Krenz%2C+Kimon&rft.description=Although+the+initial+inception%2C+or+genesis%2C+of+a+city%E2%80%99s+urban+grid%2C+is+an+important+marker+of+its+evolution+over+time%2C+the+process+of+urban+transformation%2C+or+morphogenesis%2C+can+substantially+alter+its+original+townscape.+This+study+sheds+light+on+the+morphogenetic+impacts+of+the+pre-industrialisation+period+on+shaping+the+spatial+configuration+of+the+historical+cores+of+three+Dutch+cities%2C+Amsterdam%2C+the+Hague%2C+and+Delft.+While+some+cities+have+undergone+processes+of+expansion+as+physical+growth+of+different+grid+types%2C+others+followed+the+historical+patterns+of+genesis.+This+study+aims+to+analyse+the+spatial+mechanisms+and+morphological+logic+that+lay+out+the+medieval+core+of+Dutch+cities+to+create+an+adaptive+approach+for+evolving+in+tandem+with+waterways.+The+study%3A+i)+reviews+the+literature+and+ongoing+research+initiatives+on+the+Dutch+urban+planning+paradigms+and+strategies+through+various+time+periods%3B+ii)+proposes+a+new+spatio-temporal+description+of+the+medieval+core+of+cities+and+their+infrastructure%2C+including+streets+and+water+networks%3B+and+iii)+analyses+the+patterns+of+their+historical+core+using+a+space+syntax-based+approach.+Space+syntax+method+and+tools+are+applied+to+critically+understand+urban+morphologies%2C+as+it+provides+quantitative+analysis+on+multiple+scales.+The+study+shows+how+the+relationship+with+water+can+constitute+a+path+dependency+for+urban+growth%2C+highlighting+the+role+of+water+in+shaping+movement+patterns.+Those+different+types+of+grid+structures%2C+such+as+organic%2C+compact%2C+accumulative%2C+discontinuous%2C+cellular+etc.%2C+produce+different+spatial+growth+mechanisms+as+a+powerful+instrument+in+controlling+and+defining+the+functions+of+cities+dominated+by+water.&rft.subject=space+syntax%2C+spatio-configurational+analysis%2C+Dutch+city%2C+urban+morphology&rft.publisher=University+of+Belgrade+-+Faculty+of+Architecture&rft.contributor=Djoki%C4%87%2C+V&rft.contributor=Djordjevi%C4%87%2C+A&rft.contributor=Pe%C5%A1i%C4%87%2C+M&rft.contributor=Milojevi%C4%87%2C+M&rft.contributor=Milovanovi%C4%8D%2C+A&rft.date=2024&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Djoki%C4%87%2C+V+and+Djordjevi%C4%87%2C+A+and+Pe%C5%A1i%C4%87%2C+M+and+Milojevi%C4%87%2C+M+and+Milovanovi%C4%8D%2C+A%2C+(eds.)+Conference+Proceedings+-+Part+II%3A+XXX+Conference+of+the+International+Seminar+on+Urban+Form+(ISUF2023).+Praxis+of+Urban+Morphology.++(pp.+pp.+1304-1318).++University+of+Belgrade+-+Faculty+of+Architecture+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10186115%2F1%2FOkkali%2520Alsavada_The%2520Morphogenesis%2520of%2520the%2520Dutch%2520Landscape.%2520The%2520Narrative%2520of%2520Dutch%2520Cities%2520Medieval%2520Core_VoR.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10186115%2F&rft.rights=open