dc.contributor.author | Vidal Domper, Nuria | |
dc.contributor.author | Hoyos-Bucheli, Gonzalo | |
dc.contributor.author | Benages-Albert, Marta | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-22T13:56:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-22T13:56:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vidal Domper, Nuria; Hoyos-Bucheli, Gonzalo; Benages-Albert, Marta [et al.]. Jane Jacobs’s criteria for urban vitality: a geospatial analysis of morphological conditions in Quito, Ecuador. Sustainability, 2023, 15(11), 8597. Disponible en: <https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/11/8597>. Fecha de acceso: 22 sep. 2023. DOI: 10.3390/su15118597 | ca |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-1050 | ca |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12328/3824 | |
dc.description.abstract | Urban vitality, understood as a key factor in the achievement of cities’ sustainability, shows a strong relationship with urban morphology. The city theorist Jane Jacobs suggested morphological aspects to promote vital cities in the 1960s, which remain valid in the present. However, few studies in the Andean region quantitatively exemplify this. This paper aims to test the measurement of urban vitality in a neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, called La Mariscal, integrating Jacobs’ approach. In particular, three urban vitality indexes are evaluated with the application of GIS software using cadastral data obtained from the Metropolitan District of Quito and field data collection. Results show that context-based previous knowledge and scale of analysis are essential factors in the configuration of dimensions, indicators, and spatial representation of any urban vitality index. In the study area, land use mixture, contact opportunity, and accessibility dimensions are fundamental. Regarding indicators, the incorporation of informal small-scale commerce, the quality of sidewalks, and well-conditioned street furniture is recommended. Finally, a hybrid representation (raster and vectorial) is suggested to precisely measure urban vitality at a block scale. Altogether, by providing a comparative approach, we intend to provide a useful framework for researchers and planners to study urban vitality in Andean cities. | en |
dc.format.extent | 19 | ca |
dc.language.iso | eng | ca |
dc.publisher | MDPI | ca |
dc.relation.ispartof | Sustainability | ca |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | 15;11 | |
dc.rights | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | en |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject.other | Índex de vitalitat urbana | ca |
dc.subject.other | Paràmetres de morfologia urbana | ca |
dc.subject.other | Enfocament comparatiu | ca |
dc.subject.other | Regió andina | ca |
dc.subject.other | Eines GIS | ca |
dc.subject.other | Índice de vitalidad urbana | es |
dc.subject.other | Parámetros de morfología urbana | es |
dc.subject.other | Enfoque comparativo | es |
dc.subject.other | Región andina | es |
dc.subject.other | Herramientas SIG | es |
dc.subject.other | Urban vitality index | en |
dc.subject.other | Urban morphology parameters | en |
dc.subject.other | Comparative approach | en |
dc.subject.other | Andean region | en |
dc.subject.other | GIS tools | en |
dc.title | Jane Jacobs’s criteria for urban vitality: a geospatial analysis of morphological conditions in Quito, Ecuador | en |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | ca |
dc.description.version | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | ca |
dc.rights.accessLevel | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.embargo.terms | cap | ca |
dc.subject.udc | 72 | ca |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15118597 | ca |