Urban Evo-Devo: Pioneering the Science of Urban Form Evolution
Urban Evo-Devo explores the evolutionary nature of cities, examining whether urban form behaves as a complex adaptive system. Rather than relying on analogies, this research operates within an ontological framework, using cutting-edge morphometric analysis to quantify urban form across large regions.
By leveraging advancements in digital urban morphology, we introduce a systematic, replicable approach that bridges urban studies with evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). Drawing from theories in biological and cultural evolution and systems ecology, we aim to pioneer a new science of urban evolution, offering fresh insights into how cities develop and transform over time.
Further Reading
Fleischmann, M. (2019). momepy: Urban Morphology Measuring Toolkit. Journal of Open Source Software, 4, 1807. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.01807
Porta, S., Venerandi, A., Feliciotti, A., Raman, S., Romice, O., Wang, J., & Kuffer, M. (2022). Urban MorphoMetrics + Earth Observation: An integrated approach to rich/extra-large-scale taxonomies of urban form. Projections, the Journal of the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning, 16, 1-48.
Wang, J., Fleischmann, M., Venerandi, A., Romice, O., Kuffer, M., & Porta, S. (2023). EO + Morphometrics: Understanding cities through urban morphology at large scale. Landscape and Urban Planning, 233, 104691. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2023.104691
