Abstract: |
After an overview of studies on street form in the west with micro measure since the second half of the 20th century, contributions and the theoretical framework of related researches are interpreted in a comprehensive way. According to their research intentions and strategies, related literatures are classified into four groups, including motivation, perception and evaluation, cognition and description, normative and prescription. Different points of views and research methods are compared and analyzed. It is believed that the building up of research framework on street form is significant for developing the theories of urban morphology in China. |