Table 2 The principles and variables of Urban Morphological Configuration

1

Street networks

Regular grid

Irregular grid

Orthogonal grid

Dead-end pattern

Radial pattern

Linear pattern

2

Urban form

Organic urban form

Planned urban form

3

Degree of compactness

Compacted ‘dense urban area

Semi-compacted urban area

Uncompacted ‘loose’ urban area

4

Building shape

U-shape

L-shape

T-shape

Closed courtyards

Open courtyards

Linear

Square

5

Land use

Residential

Commercial

Industrial

Recreational

Institutional

Utility land

Transportation & communication,

Water bodies

Mixed-use

6

Shading

Glass reinforced polymer

Shade sails

Custom shade

Mesh canopy

Perforated metal canopy