Bolton, Liam Thomas; (2024) Cartographies of rooftop housing: techniques for mapping airspace development in London. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London).

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Airspace development, or rooftop housing, has recently been promoted by government and industry as one solution to the lack of urban space and the rising demand for new homes in London. However, there is a severe lack of critical research on airspace development in London. The objective of this research is to provide a critical analysis of techniques for mapping airspace development in London. It evaluates the strengths, limitations and applications of existing techniques for mapping airspace development. It also demonstrates new techniques and tools such as Space Ratio, the Space Ratio Chart and the Fresnel Map for the purposes of mapping and measuring airspace development. In the process, this research provides a spatio-temporal analysis of rooftop housing between 2008/09 and 2018/19 in Greater London. It additionally analyses the socio-economic and environmental implications of airspace development. As the amount of urban space decreases, it is imperative that practitioners facilitate high-quality and sustainable upward densification through airspace development. This research will be an original contribution to the literature that could be utilised to improve the design and planning of airspace development in London.

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