?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Integrated+sub-regional+planning+informed+by+weighted+spatial+network+models%3A+The+case+of+Jeddah+sub-regional+system&rft.creator=Karimi%2C+K&rft.creator=Parham%2C+E&rft.creator=Acharya%2C+A&rft.description=Existing+Space+Syntax+methodologies+provide+the+tools+to+measure+the+impact+of+proposed+spatial+changes%2C+but+are+strongly+dependant+on+the+quality+and+availability+of+the+spatial+data.+This+becomes+particularly+more+complex+when+major+land+use+changes+or+development+projects+are+proposed+in+a+large+region+and+there+is+no+or+vey+little+spatial+layout+data+available+for+them.+To+counter+this+problem+it+is+suggested+that+an+'integrated+urban+model'+can+be+developed+by+using+land+use+and+demographic+data+to+supplement+the+lack+of+spatial+layout+data+and+create+a+more+realistic+model+for+evaluating+planning+decisions.+This+paper+explores+the+use+of+a+'weighted+space+syntax'+model+to+contribute+to+the+process+of+integrated+urban+planning+for+a+large+urban+region+in+a+major+planning+exercise+in+Jeddah%2C+Saudi+Arabia.+The+study+aims+at+identifying+the+growth+pattern+and+development+potentials+of+the+Jeddah+Sub-regional+system+along+with+testing+planning+proposals+for+its+growth+over+the+next+twenty+years.+The+method+for+allocating+the+weighting+to+the+segments+of+spatial+networks+by+dividing+the+city+into+'superblocks'%2C+identified+by+the+foreground+network+and+morphological+similarities+or+spatial+conditions+such+as+existing+municipal+districts+and+major+development+boundaries.+The+weighting+is+then+applied+to+the+segments+per+unit+length+since+longer+segments+have+a+higher+probability+of+having+a+higher+number+of+plots.+The+output+is+a+spatial+analysis+impacted+by+the+land+use+distribution%2C+which+adds+the+attraction+or+repulsion+to+movement+generated+by+certain+land+uses+to+the+spatial+configuration+and+provides+an+accurate+depiction+of+the+functioning+of+the+city.+With+this+methodology+we+are+able+to+estimate+the+impact+of+any+number+of+projects+of+varying+scales%2C+at+different+time+periods.+This+model+has+been+integrated+into+the+planning+process+through+working+with+the+lead+planners+in+Jeddah+at+different+stages+of+the+project+in+both+informative+and+evaluative+modes.+The+result+is+an+iterative%2C+evidence-based+approach+and+a+collaborative+framework+for+the+planning+and+decision+making%2C+which+could+be+adopted+in+future+planning+for+Jeddah+or+elsewhere.&rft.subject=Planning+process%2C+sub-regional+plans%2C+integrated+urban+models%2C+weighted+space+syntax+analysis%2C+planning+option+testing%2C+rapid+urbanisation&rft.publisher=Space+Syntax+Laboratory%2C+The+Bartlett+School+of+Architecture%2C+UCL+(University+College+London)&rft.contributor=Karimi%2C+K&rft.contributor=Vaughan%2C+L&rft.contributor=Sailer%2C+K&rft.contributor=Palaiologou%2C+G&rft.contributor=Bolton%2C+T&rft.date=2015-07-17&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A+Karimi%2C+K+and+Vaughan%2C+L+and+Sailer%2C+K+and+Palaiologou%2C+G+and+Bolton%2C+T%2C+(eds.)+Proceedings+of+the+10th+International+Space+Syntax+Symposium+(SSS10).++++Space+Syntax+Laboratory%2C+The+Bartlett+School+of+Architecture%2C+UCL+(University+College+London)%3A+London%2C+UK.+(2015)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1498764%2F1%2FSSS10_Proceedings_071.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F1498764%2F&rft.rights=open