Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos Ateitis, Vol 2, No 3 (2010)

The Effect of Roads and Streets on Social and Spatial City Structure

Irina Matijošaitienė

Abstract


New roads and streets usually affect the social and spatial structure of cities, towns or living area. To demonstrate such effect, research on the municipal areas of Silainiai and Sargenai in Kaunas city was carried out. Two periods of time including before and after building a viaduct joining the municipal areas of Silainiai and Sargenai were investigated. The results of research showed that the spatial composition of the area had changed. Axial maps demonstrated the transformation of territory social code.

Article in Lithuanian


Article in: Lithuanian

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Keyword(s): social structure; spatial structure; road; street; integration; axial map

DOI: 10.3846/mla.2010.055

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Science – Future of Lithuania / Mokslas – Lietuvos Ateitis ISSN 2029-2341, eISSN 2029-2252
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