On Spatial Mechanisms of Social Equity: Exploring the Associations between Street Networks, Urban Compactness, and Social Equity

In several publications between 1998 and 2003, Elizabeth Burton examined whether urban compactness promotes social equity. Based on an extensive literature review, Burton developed numerous urban compactness and social equity measures. Using a sample of 25 free-standing English cities of different s...

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Published in:	Urban Science
Main Author:	Mahbub Rashid
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Subjects:	urban compactness urban density mixed use social equity topological accessibility space syntax
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/6/3/52

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