?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Traversability+in+Spatial+Configuration%3A+Some+Theoretical+and+Practical+Aspects&rft.creator=Li%2C+Chenyang&rft.creator=Psarra%2C+Sophia&rft.creator=Hanna%2C+Sean&rft.description=Traversability%2C+a+relatively+new+concept+in+the+field+of+space+syntax+study%2C+was+introduced+by+Hillier%0D%0A(2019)+in+his+last+paper%2C+measuring+the+ease+with+which+a+layout+can+be+traversed+as+a+whole%0D%0Awithout+crossing+the+same+space+twice.+In+his+preliminary+comparison+of+the+traversability+value%0D%0Aof+four+structure+types+(a-.+b-.+c-+and+d-structures)%2C+Hillier+argued+that+the+understanding+of%0D%0Atraversability+in+graph+structures%2C+regarding+its+functional+effects+and+social+meanings%2C+will%0D%0Acontribute+to+the+enrichment+of+space+syntax+theory.+Taking+Hillier%E2%80%99s+work+as+a+starting+point%2C+this%0D%0Apaper+provides+a+more+in-depth+exploration+of+traversability+in+four+dimensions.+a.+providing%0D%0Amathematical+evaluations+of+the+traversability+value+in+a-%2C+b-%2C+c-+and+d-structure+with+the+number%0D%0Aof+nodes+ranging+from+four+(the+minimum+number+of+nodes+to+form+a+d-structure)+to+n%3B+b.+conducting%0D%0Aexperiments+with+how+changes+in+local+spatial+relationships+may+affect+the+global+value+of%0D%0Atraversability+in+a+configuration%2C+thereby+illustrating+the+architectural+implications+of+the+measure%3B%0D%0Ac.+classifying+distinctions+in+social+meanings+between+spatial+configurations+with+high+and+low%0D%0Atraversability+values.+This+analytic+is+based+on+comparing+traversability+values+with+established%0D%0Aclassifications+of+layouts+in+space+syntax+research+using+the+conceptual%2Fanalytical+pairs+of+high%2Flow%0D%0Aintegration+and+strong%2Fweak+programmes+(Hillier+1996)%3B+d.+measuring+and+comparing%0D%0Atraversability+values+of+real-world+layouts+using+a+python+programme+developed+for+this+study.+We+argue+that+these+four+dimensions+of+analysis+highlight+the+significance+of+this+new+measure%3B+we%0D%0Aalso+explain+what+they+add+to+existing+applications+of+space+syntax+analysis.+The+paper+concludes%0D%0Awith+directions+for+the+future+exploration+of+this+new+measure+and+possible+applications+in+practical%0D%0Afields.&rft.subject=Traversability%2C+Hamiltonicity%2C+spatial+structure%2C+space+syntax&rft.publisher=Space+Syntax+Network&rft.date=2024-06-28&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+SSS14%3A+The+14th+International+Space+Syntax+Symposium.++++Space+Syntax+Network%3A+Nicosia%2C+Cyprus.+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10194321%2F1%2Fsss142024_final_paper_10.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10194321%2F&rft.rights=open