Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ioanna Stavroulaki
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Lars Marcus
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Meta Berghauser Pont
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Ehsan Abshirini
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Jan Sahlberg - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Alice Örnö Ax - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Description
The GIS-based Time model of Gothenburg aims to map the process of urban development in Gothenburg since 1960 and in particular to document the changes in the spatial form of the city - streets, buildings and plots - through time. Major steps have in recent decades been taken when it comes to understanding how cities work. Essential is the change from understanding cities as locations to understanding them as flows (Batty 2013)1. In principle this means that we need to understand locations (or places) as defined by flows (or different forms of traffic), rather than locations only served by flows. This implies that we need to understand the built form and spatial structure of cities as a system, that by shaping flows creates a series of places with very specific relations to all other places in the city, which also give them very specific performative potentials. It also implies the rather fascinating notion that what happens in one place is dependent on its relation to all other places (Hillier 1996)2. Hence, to understand the individual place, we need a model of the city as a whole.
Extensive
Subject area
Natural Sciences, Earth and Related Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Social and Economic Geography, History and Archaeology, History, History of Technology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Boundaries, Imagery / Base Maps / Earth Cover, Structure, Economy, Planning / Cadastre, Geoscientific Information, Environment, Location, Society, Utilities / Communication, Transportation
(INSPIRE topic categories)
Keywords
buildings, urban development, urban areas, Spatial Analysis, spatial distribution, environmental history, historical evolution, land cover, land use, planned urban development, spatial mobility, spatial data file (GIS), spatial database (GIS), spatial configuration, spatial pattern, Cadastral parcels, Coordinate reference systems, Transport networks, 20th century, geospatial
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Responsible department/unit
Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ioanna Stavroulaki
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Lars Marcus
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Meta Berghauser Pont
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Ehsan Abshirini
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Jan Sahlberg - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Alice Örnö Ax - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Identifiers
SND-ID: SND 1154
Description
The GIS-based Time model of Gothenburg aims to map the process of urban development in Gothenburg since 1960 and in particular to document the changes in the spatial form of the city - streets, buildings and plots - through time. Major steps have in recent decades been taken when it comes to understanding how cities work. Essential is the change from understanding cities as locations to understanding them as flows (Batty 2013)1. In principle this means that we need to understand locations (or places) as defined by flows (or different forms of traffic), rather than locations only served by flows. This implies that we need to understand the built form and spatial structure of cities as a system, that by shaping flows creates a series of places with very specific relations to all other places in the city, which also give them very specific performative potentials. It also implies the rather fascinating notion that what happens in one place is dependent on its relation to all other places (Hillier 1996)2. Hence, to understand the individual place, we need a model of the city as a whole.
Extensive
Language
English
Time period(s) investigated
1960-01-01 — 2015-12-31
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden, Västra Götaland County, Göteborg Municipality
Funding
Älvstranden Utveckling AB, Fusion Point Gothenburg
Subject area
Natural Sciences, Earth and Related Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Social and Economic Geography, History and Archaeology, History, History of Technology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Boundaries, Imagery / Base Maps / Earth Cover, Structure, Economy, Planning / Cadastre, Geoscientific Information, Environment, Location, Society, Utilities / Communication, Transportation
(INSPIRE topic categories)
Keywords
buildings, urban development, urban areas, Spatial Analysis, spatial distribution, environmental history, historical evolution, land cover, land use, planned urban development, spatial mobility, spatial data file (GIS), spatial database (GIS), spatial configuration, spatial pattern, Cadastral parcels, Coordinate reference systems, Transport networks, 20th century, geospatial
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Associated documentation
Stavroulaki I., Marcus L., Berghauser Pont M., (2019), GIS-based Time model. Urban development in Gothenburg, 1960 to present, Research report, Fusion Point Gothenburg, Älvstranden Utveckling AB
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.18909.97760
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Version 1.0
2020-06-03
https://doi.org/10.5878/w7nb-w490
Dataset 1
Suggested citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ioanna Stavroulaki
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Lars Marcus
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Meta Berghauser Pont
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Ehsan Abshirini
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Jan Sahlberg - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Alice Örnö Ax - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Description
Data format / data structure
Geospatial
Time period(s) investigated
1960 — 2015
Version 1.0
2020-06-03
https://doi.org/10.5878/t8s9-6y15
Dataset 2
Suggested citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ioanna Stavroulaki
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Lars Marcus
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Meta Berghauser Pont
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Ehsan Abshirini
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Jan Sahlberg - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Alice Örnö Ax - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Description
Data format / data structure
Geospatial
Version 1.0
2020-06-03
https://doi.org/10.5878/ke11-je22
Dataset 3
Suggested citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ioanna Stavroulaki
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Lars Marcus
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Meta Berghauser Pont
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Ehsan Abshirini
- Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Jan Sahlberg - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Alice Örnö Ax - Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Description
Data format / data structure
Geospatial