Bakeshloo, FA;
Griffiths, S;
(2022)
Digital intervention in space: Does social media change the movement potential of Oxford Street?
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Proceedings 13th international Space Syntax Symposium.
Western Norway University of Applied sciences: Bergen, Norway.
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Abstract
The concept of movement economy in space syntax theory defines how the spatial configuration of urban space shapes movement flows and distributes socio-economic functions (Hillier 1996). In this theory, this concept has been used to investigate the socio-economic dynamics of the built environment. However, the rise of social media in the 21st century represents a different type of intervention (digital intervention) in the built environment. Digital platforms constitute a new layer of the movement economy in cities, embedding new potentials in space to attract or repel movement flows and activities. This heavy pressure of social media on space has led some to suggest that social media is the new generator of movement and land uses in cities (Castells 2012). The paper discusses this issue in the context of Oxford Street, one of the best-known shopping streets in London. It examines the spatial and functional description of Oxford Street during the historical transition of London from the late-twentieth century ‘modern’ city (1970) to the twenty-first century ‘digital’ city (2019) to assess the socio-spatial consequences of social media on this street. Initially, it employs space syntax methodology to understand the role of Oxford Street in the structure of London in 1970 and 2019. Then, it scrutinises the land-use data of the street to precisely understand the distribution of activities on the street in these two eras. This joint approach makes it possible to explore how Oxford Street functioned as a shopping street in different conditions and keep the balance between its change and continuity.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
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| Title: | Digital intervention in space: Does social media change the movement potential of Oxford Street? |
| Event: | 13th international Space Syntax Symposium |
| ISBN-13: | 978-82-93677-67-3 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.hvl.no/en/research/conference/13sss/pr... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10163402 |
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