The concept of parametric urbanism and its dimensions in sustainable city

• Main Authors: Thiab, Farah Ahmed, Hadi, Ihsan Sabah
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Complex systems; Complexity; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Subsystems; Urban planning; Urbanism; Urbanization
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0092323

Contemporary sustainable cities are characterized by rapid development that include various areas of life and an increase in the rate of urbanization, which led to an increase in the complexity of cities as cities exhibit the characteristics of complex natural and organic systems. Many mathematical models have been developed to study the complex systems that also apply to contemporary cities. What makes cities a complex system is the interconnection of physical and organic components, including people. The concept of parametricity is one of the modern concepts in the field of urban planning. It is based on an algorithmic mathematical principle governed by the relationships and the connection between the subsystems that make up the overall system and facilitates effectively in making the urban planning process more flexible by reducing the effort and time spent in preparing and revising plans. The use of the parametric concept in urban planning previously was limited to being a digital technology, devioded from parametric thinking, design and model. As we mention above, there is a cognitive deficiency in the concept of parametric urbanization. The objective of this paper is to build a knowledge framework on the concept of parametric urbanism and the most important aspects related to it as we assume that parametric urbanism is a new approach at the level of urban planning. This done by the use of the analytical descriptive approach in researching parametric thinking, parametric design and types of the parametric model, the concept of parametric urbanization, its objectives and its social, urban, economic and environmental dimensions.