Hi Carolina,
You may also be interested in the EU research project, "AGORA: Cities for People". The project analyzed the historic growth of Barcelona, Malmo, Utrecht and London, using a methodology similar to the one you describe.
Unfortunately it seems that the project website has been taken down (shame). I was able to find a few links from the partner schools involved, however, which might be of interest if you speak Swedish or Dutch.
Here is the link to the Swedish partners (Malmo / Lund):
http://www.malmo.se/bostadbygge/designaret2005/samarbetsprojekt/agoracitiesforpeople.4.33aee30d103b8f159168000102175.html
Here is the link to the Dutch partners (HKU Utrecht):
http://www.hku.nl/hku/show/id=101648
And here is the link to the European Commission project description:
http://ec.europa.eu/research/environment/projects.cfm?p=1&l=3&sc=3&id=x1-3-1&pmenu=off
If you're really interested, you could contact Dr. Kayvan Karimi at Space Syntax Ltd, who may be able to help you find the actual project documents.
Kind Regards,
Noah
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From: Carolina Vergnano
Sent: Sun 19/08/2007 12:22 PM
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Subject: research of historical city
Hello all,
I'm an architecture student at the Politecnico di Torino, Italy, and for my final dissertation I'm doing a research about a small city in the north Italy, called Asti. I'm looking forward analyzing how it's urban grid has been developed along the 19th century, comparing maps of the city, every ten years, using parameters as local and global integration, choice and intelligibility.
I'd like to ask for some help to find a reference of this kind of research, I mean, not comparing two cities as usual, but comparing the same one along the years.
Suggestions for analysis will also be welcomed :)
Thanks in advance,
Carolina Vergnano
Politecnico di Torino/Italia - Laurea Specialistica Architettura (Restauro e Valorizzazione)
UFRJ/Brasil - Arquitetura e Urbanismo
Cell: +39 388 176 6292
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