Spatial+Organization

Spatial Organization refers to the arrangement of different elements

It is not possible to define an optimum city shape because city strategies and objectives change with time. However, it is possible to identify the type of city shape that would be consistent with a specific objective because different // urban spatial organizations // have different performances, for example:


 * Pattern:** creates a regular and continuous shape in the city


 * Repetition:** is the exact reproduction of elements


 * Proportion:** is the proper correspondence between things and sizes and help to define the scale of the city


 * Unity:** it describes the relationship between individual parts and the whole of a composition
 * Position ** : it is the location of an element or group of elements inside of a space


 * Axis:** it can be an imaginary line to distribute elements in a balanced way


 * Symmetry:** is the balance distribution of forms and spaces around an axis


 * Grid:** are streets run at right angles to each other

**Dominance or hierarchy:** some elements stand out more than others and this can be define by it position, proportion, form, among others.

Urban spatial structures can be defined and compared by using a number of indicators related to average land consumption, to the spatial distribution of population and to the pattern of daily trips. A number of indicators will show whether spatial social segregation is increasing or decreasing, whether public transport is likely to continue to be effective in the future, whether the environmental objectives of the municipality are being met.