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Urban Analysis Flashcards

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What is urban analysis?

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Descriptions and investigations of spatial, social or economic factors of an urban reality

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What is urban planning?

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The process of using scientific knowledge and expertise to make decisions that help guide future actions

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What is the relationship between analysis and design in planing

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Analysis informs design

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What are 3 primary concerns of urban analysis

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Built environment, natural qualities, human activites

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What operates at the interface of knowledge and action

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Planning

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Why do we study urban analysis?

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It’s a fundamental part of professional planning practice and reduces the risk of project or policy failure

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Analysis in planning refers to…?

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The examination of current situation of any given urbanisation phenomenon as well as possible gaps in existing policy

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Synthesis in planning refers to…?

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Combining our analysis of the current urbanisation phenomenon and gaps in existing policy with future action

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What should be done when planning or developing policy?

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  1. Acknowledge limits and possibilities for analysis

2. Make informed judgements about what should be done

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What are the urban analysis techniques?

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  1. Descriptive
  2. Explanatory
  3. Prescriptive
  4. Normative
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What are the 3 knowledge sources?

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  1. Synoptic/Comprehensive
  2. Pragmatic
  3. Communicative
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What are the 4 steps in the research process?

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  1. Preparation and planning
  2. Data collection
  3. Data analysis
  4. Communication
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What is the difference between observation and experimentation?

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Observation is acquiring information by observing a primary source whereas experimentation acquires the information under controlled conditions where variables may be manipulation.

Observation is more common in urban analysis

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What are 3 forms of communication?

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  1. Written
  2. Oral
  3. Visual
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What is the advantage of abstraction in the data collection process?

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It allows for researchers to reduce information down to indicative elements that are useful to describe complex realities

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What are 3 types of data used in urban analysis?

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  1. Spatial
  2. Qualitative
  3. Quantitative
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What is the difference between exploratory and confirmatory data analysis?

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Exploratory data analysis is the process of exploring data from unanticipated patterns. Confirmatory data analysis involves analysing data to prove a hypothesis

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What is the relationship between urban analysis and urban planning?

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Urban analysis is the preliminary stage of urban planning to determine the need for any future action

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What is the difference between aesthetic observation and scientific observation?

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Aesthetic observation is the visual perception of a city. It focuses on grouping elements together (eg. houses, streets)

Scientific observation is the analysis of individual aspects without general explanation

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What is urban morphology?

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Describes the spatial characteristics of city structures explaining the conditions and their causes

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Why is analysing building style significant?

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Often helps determine the age of buildings or urban structures. However, not every era has a distinctive style

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How does the study of functional patterns differ from other forms of analysis?

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Analysis of functional patterns assumes there is an association between behaviour and spatial structures. Therefore spatial structures can influence what social activities occur in by an urban space’s users

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What is the smallest scale for a whole-city urban analysis

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Building or plot or site

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Why is working with other specialists important in urban analysis

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Many different aspects require specialised knowledge and a single planner cannot have this expertise

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What are different forms of data involved in urban analysis?

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Paper (printed reports and plans), Digital (planning documents, text, images), Physical site visits, third party conversations

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