Joint seminar Sony CSL Rome and Paris – CREF
Wednesday, May 31st 2pm
Speaker: Edgardo Brigatti, Professor of Physics, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Title: Entropy estimation in bi-dimensional sequences and the classification of built environments in different spatial cultures
Abstract: Estimating entropy in multidimensional patterns is a nontrivial task, particularly when involved and long-range correlations are present. In this seminar, first, we show how methods usually applied to one-dimensional sequences can be adapted to analyze bi-dimensional systems.
Then, we use this approach to estimate the Shannon entropy of urban patterns.
Findings suggest that this methodology can identify similarities between cities, generating accurate results for recognizing and classifying urban morphologies. This approach allows the introduction of a classification scheme that opens up new questions about the idea that urban form can embody characteristics related to different cultural identities, historical processes and geographical regions.
Findings suggest that this methodology can identify similarities between cities, generating accurate results for recognizing and classifying urban morphologies. This approach allows the introduction of a classification scheme that opens up new questions about the idea that urban form can embody characteristics related to different cultural identities, historical processes and geographical regions.