A Dispersion Index for the Analysis of the Distribution of Activities in the Tunisian Coastal City of Nabeul
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Configuration of the Urban Network in Coastal Cities
1.2. Research Case: The City of Nabeul
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Construction of a Combined Urban Distribution Model
2.2. Searching for a Directional Dispersion Index
2.3. Syntactic Analysis
3. Experimental Results
3.1. Distribution of Commercial and Service Activities in the Study Area
3.2. Urbanization Diffusion along West Axis
3.3. Accessibility and Integration
3.4. The Emergence of a Linear and Diffuse Spatial Configuration
3.5. Different Logics of Space Production
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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IDD | AggIDD% | |
---|---|---|
North Axis | 8.27 | 17% |
South Axis | 9.21 | 19% |
East Axis | 8.46 | 17% |
West Axis | 22.70 | 47% |
IDD < 400 | AggIDD% | IDD > 400 | AggIDD% | |
---|---|---|---|---|
North Axis | 5.49 | 26% | 8.59 | 23% |
South Axis | 5.24 | 24% | 5.20 | 14% |
East Axis | 5.03 | 25% | 1.22 | 3% |
West Axis | 5.60 | 26% | 22.2 | 60% |
Integration Rn | Integration R3 | Choice HH | |
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North Axis | 2.148 | 4.436 | 54,400 |
South Axis | 2.216 | 4.326 | 86,540 |
East Axis | 1.950 | 4.294 | 37,140 |
West Axis | 2.193/2.308 | 4.326/4.544 | 37,140/770,015 |
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Bakhtyari, N.; Rejeb Bouzgarrou, A.; Claramunt, C.; Rejeb, H. A Dispersion Index for the Analysis of the Distribution of Activities in the Tunisian Coastal City of Nabeul. Geomatics 2022, 2, 161-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics2020010
Bakhtyari N, Rejeb Bouzgarrou A, Claramunt C, Rejeb H. A Dispersion Index for the Analysis of the Distribution of Activities in the Tunisian Coastal City of Nabeul. Geomatics. 2022; 2(2):161-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics2020010
Chicago/Turabian StyleBakhtyari, Narjiss, Asma Rejeb Bouzgarrou, Christophe Claramunt, and Hichem Rejeb. 2022. "A Dispersion Index for the Analysis of the Distribution of Activities in the Tunisian Coastal City of Nabeul" Geomatics 2, no. 2: 161-180. https://doi.org/10.3390/geomatics2020010