Applying quantitative techniques to evaluate the level of sustainability for physical dimension of urban form in Sanandaj City, Iran

• Main Authors: Charehjoo, Farzin, Ho, Chin Siong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: WIT Press. 2013
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49809/1/FARZINCHAREHJOO2013_APPLYINGQUANTITATIVETECHNIQUESTOEVALUATETHELEVELOFSUSTAINABILITY.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/49809/; http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/SDP-V8-N3-275-287
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

This paper aims to understand and evaluate the sustainability of physical dimension of urban form in rapidly growing urban areas and presents some quantitative methods (Shannon’s Entropy and Holden Apportioning Technique) to measure the level of sustainability for urban...