Understanding Urban complexity via the spatial diversity of activities: an application to Barcelona (Spain)

dc.contributor.authorRueda Palenzuela, Salvador
dc.contributor.authorSantasusagna i Riu, Albert
dc.contributor.authorCormenzana Izquierdo, Berta
dc.contributor.authorTort i Donada, Joan, 1958-
dc.contributor.authorÚbeda, Xavier
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-09T17:34:06Z
dc.date.available2022-05-09T17:34:06Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-24
dc.date.updated2022-05-09T17:34:07Z
dc.description.abstractUrban complexity can be measured by the numerical and spatial diversity of activities in a territory. Just as biodiversity can be measured in a natural ecosystem, diversity indices can be applied to urban settings. Urban diversity presents higher values in areas where there is a greater number of (economic, institutional, and social) activities with a high degree of differentiation between them. This study seeks to investigate the potential of applying an urban diversity index in a specific case study: namely, the city of Barcelona (Spain), known for the orthogonal grid plan of its Eixample district. Results show that the municipal territory of Barcelona as a whole is characterized by highly differentiated spaces according to their urban diversity values. Specifically, it is the Eixample district that presents the highest values of urban diversity, reflecting the densification of its morphology and its urban commercial policies.
dc.format.extent12 p.
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.idgrec717936
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/185443
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.relation.isformatofReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14031298
dc.relation.ispartofSustainability, 2022, vol. 3, num. 14, p. 1-12
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su14031298
dc.rightscc-by (c) Rueda Palenzuela, Salvador et al., 2022
dc.rights.accessRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourceArticles publicats en revistes (Geografia)
dc.subject.classificationUrbanisme
dc.subject.classificationOrdenació del territori
dc.subject.classificationEixample (Barcelona, Catalunya)
dc.subject.otherCity planning
dc.subject.otherRegional planning
dc.subject.otherEixample (Barcelona, Catalonia)
dc.titleUnderstanding Urban complexity via the spatial diversity of activities: an application to Barcelona (Spain)
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

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