Urban design urban design quality urban typology microscale Hanoi
Urban design has been shown to play a vital role in promoting the health and wellbeing of urban citizens. However, studies of microscale urban design are underrepresented in comparison with macroscale urban design, especially from low- and middle-income countries in Asia, where urban forms are traditionally compact, complex and with multiple layers and varied urban typologies. The study evaluated microscale urban design qualities of streets (n = 40) across five urban typologies in Hanoi—a typical city in a low- and middle-income country in Asia. The study found that urban typologies and their characteristics have particular impacts on urban design qualities. Old and high-density urban typologies tend to report higher urban design qualities than modern and low-density typologies. Urban design qualities are also significantly associated with the number of pedestrians on the streets. Compared to Western cities, the urban design qualities in Hanoi are substantially different, especially in terms of imageability and complexity, reflecting the differences in urban design and cultural context between cities from various regions. Overall, the study contributes to our understanding of urban design circumstances in Hanoi, providing policymakers, planners, urban designers and architects with important insights for sustainable urban design policies, strategies and interventions.
Details
Title
Evaluation of Urban Design Qualities across Five Urban Typologies in Hanoi
Authors
Thanh Phuong Ho (Author) - The University of Melbourne
Mark Stevenson (Author) - The University of Melbourne
Jason Thompson (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science
Tuan Quoc Nguyen (Author) - Phuong Dong University (Vietnam)
Publication details
Urban Science, Vol.5(4), pp.1-17
Publisher
MDPI AG
Date published
2021
DOI
10.3390/urbansci5040076
ISSN
2413-8851
Copyright note
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited
Organisation Unit
Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland