Commentary
Theme issue: Design and computation
Guest editors: L March, T Knight
Guest editorial
Commentary
Shape grammars: six types 15 – 31
T W Knight
Supporting emergence in geographic information systems 33 – 44
S C Chase
Constructing algebras of design 45 – 57
D Krstic
A visual implementation of a shape grammar system 59 – 73
M Tapia
The symmetry lessons from Froebel building gifts 75 – 90
A Economou
Architectonics of proportion: a shape grammatical depiction of classical theory 91 – 100
L March
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Applying case-based reasoning to urban planning: a new planning-support system tool 101 – 115
A G O Yeh, X Shi
An assessment framework for the development of Internet GIS 117 – 132
Z-R Peng
A methodology for The Image of the City 133 – 144
R Banai
Reviews 145 – 158
Commentary
Theme issue: Space syntax
Guest editor: Bill Hillier
Guest editorial
The hidden geometry of deformed grids: or, why space syntax works, when it looks as though it shouldn't 169 – 191
B Hillier
The space of innovation: interaction and communication in the work environment 193 – 218
A Penn, J Desyllas, L Vaughan
Space, evolution, and function in the houses of Chaco Canyon 219 – 240
W Bustard
The morphology of exploration and encounter in museum layouts 241 – 250
Y K Choi
Space syntax and the Dutch city 251 – 264
S Read
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A face vector representation for the construction of polyhedra 265 – 280
M A Rosenman
The use of the landscape metaphor in understanding population data 281 – 295
J D Wood, P F Fisher, J A Dykes, D J Unwin, K Stynes
Strengthening the urban housing market: the Dutch approach 297 – 312
H Priemus
Reviews 313 – 316
Theme issue: New perspectives on planning support systems
Guest editor: R E Klosterman
Guest editorial
Computing in planning: professional and institutional requirements 321 – 331
B Harris
Structure of a planning support system for urban development 333 – 343
L D Hopkins
The integration of case-based systems and GIS in development control 345 – 364
X Shi, A G O Yeh
New tools for spatial analysis and planning as components of an incremental planning-support system 365 – 380
H D Kammeier
Planning support system for an urban environment improvement project 381 – 391
T Edamura, T Tsuchida
The What if? collaborative planning support system 393 – 408
R E Klosterman
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Architectural practices and disabling design in the built environment 409 – 425
P Hall, R Imrie
Modern visions of the medieval city: competing conceptions of urbanism in European civic design 427 – 446
K D Lilley
Architectonics of proportion: historical and mathematical grounds 447 – 454
L March
Sketching the city: a GIS-based approach 455 – 468
R R Singh
Reviews 469 – 474
Editorial
Shape grammars: five questions 477 – 501
T W Knight
Urban morphogenesis at the microscale: how houses change 503 – 515
J W R Whitehand, N J Morton, C M H Carr
Institutional aspects of regional planning, management, and development: models and lessons from the English experience 517 – 531
P Roberts, G Lloyd
Constructing neighborhoods from the bottom up: the case for resident-generated GIS 533 – 554
E Talen
Do land-use controls cause sprawl? 555 – 571
R Pendall
Vision and visioning in planning: what do these terms really mean? 573 – 591
R Shipley, R Newkirk
The impact of housing privatisation in China 593 – 604
X Q Zhang
Modeling the urban ecosystem: a conceptual framework 605 – 630
M Alberti
Reviews 631 – 632
Obituary
Editorial
Commentary
Do cooperative environmental planning mandates produce good plans? Empirical results from the New Zealand experience 643 – 664
P R Berke, J Crawford, J Dixon, N Ericksen
The design of the DELTA land-use modelling package 665 – 684
D C Simmonds
Defining block character 685 – 710
A E Stamps III
Rank order for a rehabilitation program using multiple criteria 711 – 726
G Concilio, P Korhonen, M Soismaa
Fortress Johannesburg 727 – 740
A Lipman, H Harris
Market capture models under various customer-choice rules 741 – 750
D Serra, H A Eiselt, G Laporte, C S ReVelle
Urban industrial relocation: the theory of edge cities 751 – 761
F Medda, P Nijkamp, P Rietveld
Obscure ritual or administrative luxury? Integrating strategic planning and regional development 763 – 782
M Baker, I Deas, C Wong
Reviews 783 – 790
Editorial
The design and planning of residential development: standard house types in the speculative housebuilding industry 793 – 805
A Hooper, C Nicol
Controlling the design of private sector residential development: an agenda for improving practice 807 – 833
M Carmona
The communicative ideology in spatial planning: some critical reflections based on the Dutch experience 835 – 854
H Voogd, J Woltjer
Towards a new digital data infrastructure for urban analysis and modelling 855 – 878
P A Longley, R J Harris
Open Access
Why are the design and development of public spaces significant for cities? 879 – 891
A Madanipour
Application of a genetic algorithm to policy planning: the case of solid waste 893 – 907
B Rubenstein-Montano, I Zandi
A universal rule for the distribution of sizes 909 – 923
N A Salingaros, B J West
Reviews 925 – 930
Author index 931
Subject index 932 – 938
Book reviews index 939 – 940
Referees 1999 941