Venerandi AlessandroZamani VahidPorta Sergio2024-03-182024-03-182023Venerandi Alessandro, Zamani Vahid, Porta Sergio., On the relationship between urban form and amenities: A new perspective from Qom (Iran). W: XXIX International Seminar on Urban Form. ISUF 2022 Urban Redevelopment and Revitalisation. A Multidisciplinary Perspective. 6th June – 11th September 2022, Łódź–Kraków, Kantarek A.A. (Ed.), Hanzl M. (Ed.), Figlus T. (Ed.), Musiaka Ł. (Ed.)., Lodz University of Technology Conference Proceedings No. 2554, Lodz University of Technology Press, Lodz 2023, p. 1650-1662, ISBN 978-83-67934-03-9, DOI: 10.34658/9788367934039.133.978-83-67934-03-9http://hdl.handle.net/11652/5160https://doi.org/10.34658/9788367934039.133Amenities are fundamental for urban life as they promote socio-economic interactions and enhance city dynamics. Previous studies investigated the relationship between metrics of street network centrality and urban amenities. However, they hardly focused on further aspects of the built environment. A further drawback is that relationships were mainly assessed through linear models even though more complex and non-linear relationships plausibly exist. In this work, we, first, comprehensively describe the urban form of our case study, the city of Qom (Iran), through a set of 55 morphometrics computed at the plot level; second, we investigate the relationship between these metrics and density of amenities, through a set of machine learning techniques that handle non-linear behaviours. The best model explains up to 45% of the variance of the density measure, with coverage ratio, plot size, floor area ratio, street canyon width, and betweenness centrality being the top five explanatory factors. While the findings of this work do not have universal value, the methodology can be replicated to explore the same research question in different contexts. It can also be used as an evidence-based tool to inform design choices in urban redevelopment affecting the location of amenities in cities.enDla wszystkich w zakresie dozwolonego użytkuFair use conditionurban morphologyurban morphometricsmachine learningamenitiesQom (Iran)morfologia miastamorfometria miastauczenie maszynoweudogodnieniakonferencja - rozdziałLicencja PŁLUT License10.34658/9788367934039.133