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Measuring the Degree of Permeability of the Main Route Network with Angular Step Depth Analyses

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In this contribution a new space syntax analyses method is presented for analysing the degree of permeability in the main route network of towns and cities. First, a presentation is given on the methodological development of the various approaches taken until the present day. Then, a description is given on how this new analysis method can be used to conduct a permeability analyses of a main route network using the DepthmapX software. Finally, this method is applied to 25 different cities around the globe. As it turns out, the method presents an objective way in which to identify the foreground network in built environments, and to measure the degree of permeability or connectivity to the background network.

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The author is grateful to all students throughout the years and colleagues that have provided a set of axial maps for testing out the method.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Western Norway University of Applied Science, Postbox 7030, 5020, Bergen, Norway

    Akkelies van Nes

  2. Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture, TU-Delft, Julianalaan 134, 2628BL, Delft, The Netherlands

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van Nes, A. (2021). Measuring the Degree of Permeability of the Main Route Network with Angular Step Depth Analyses. In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021. ICCSA 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12958. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87016-4_24

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