The influence of organic urban morphologies on opportunities for home-based businesses within inner-city districts in Hanoi, Vietnam

• Autores: Ha Minh Hai Thai, Quentin Stevens, Judy Rogers
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 24, 6, 2019, págs. 926-946
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • To a typical family in Hanoi, their house is not solely their home, but a valuable basis for their livelihood: a home-based business. This paper investigates the spatial impact of the city’s dominant built form characterized by organic urban morphology and building typology on home-based economic activities. Space Syntax is adopted to examine the proximity from these homes to the local main streets, which provides a pool of customers. Findings show that home-based economic opportunities are spatially distributed and sorted. The paper provides an evidence-based understanding of the economic performance of informal urbanism, and the potential impacts of urban design and planning decisions on individuals’ and cities’ economic well-being.