Two manuals to link urban morphological research and practice

摘要

Two books, Vitor Oliveira's Urban Morphology: An Introduction to the Study of the Physical Form of Cities and Karl Kropf‘s The Handbook of Urban Morphology, have taken their place within the recent discussions on the link between urban morphological research and practice. Oliveira asserts that his book is intended to be a manual 'to introduce the reader into the wonderful world of the study of physical form of cities' (1) that aims to catch the attention of researchers and practitioners in a variety of disciplines, including geography, architecture, planning, engineering, history, archeology and sociology. Likewise, Kropf points out that his book is intended to be a practical manual of urban morphological analysis; to provide a guide to methods and techniques of analysis, definitions, terms and concepts, and approaches to interpretations; and to illustrate how urban morphology is used in practice.