Multiple centrality assessment: mapping centrality in networks of urban spaces

Sergio Porta; Vito Latora

doi:10.4324/9780203934470

Multiple centrality assessment: mapping centrality in networks of urban spaces

Sergio Porta^*
, Vito Latora

^*Corresponding author for this work

Architecture

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Abstract

Centrality is a key factor in shaping both urban space and urban life. Places that are perceived as central in respect to all others in the system of reference are assigned more value, are easier to reach and are more clearly conceptualized. Apart from such cognitive prominence (Conroy Dalton and Zimring, 2003), places can be actually located in a more central position in the system of city spaces: in this case, they exhibit a geographic prominence. The two dimensions of centrality of a place, cognitive and geographic, are strictly interwoven in a complex dance, a subtle balance which plays a crucial role in contributing to the performance of that place in terms of many relevant urban dynamics.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Urban Sustainability through Environmental Design
Subtitle of host publication	Approaches to Time-People-Place Responsive Urban Spaces
Editors	Kevin Thwaites, Sergio Porta, Ombretta Romice, Mark Greaves
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Routledge
Pages	101-105
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	0203934474, 9780203934470
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203934470
Publication status	Published - 13 Dec 2007

Keywords

urban life
city spaces
mapping cities
urban planning

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Multiple centrality assessment: mapping centrality in networks of urban spaces. / Porta, Sergio; Latora, Vito.
Urban Sustainability through Environmental Design: Approaches to Time-People-Place Responsive Urban Spaces. ed. / Kevin Thwaites; Sergio Porta; Ombretta Romice; Mark Greaves. London: Routledge, 2007. p. 101-105.

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