J.W.R. Whitehand and the Historico-geographical Approach to Urban Morphology

Vítor Oliveira is a Professor of Urban Morphology and Urban Planning at the ULP and a Senior Researcher at the Research Centre for Territory Transports and Environment (CITTA / FEUP). He is an architect (FAUP) and holds both an MSc in Planning and Design of the Built Environment (FAUP/FEUP) and a PhD in Planning / Civil Engineering (FEUP). He is President of the Portuguese-language Network of Urban Morphology (PNUM) and Secretary General of the International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF). He is editor of the Revista de Morfologia Urbana, a member of the editorial board of Urban Morphology and an advisory editor of The Urban Book Series (Springer).

“This book offers an excellent introduction to the work and thinking of one of the most prominent urban morphologists. … This reader is certainly looking forward to his future contributions.” (Pierre Gauthier, Urban Morphology, Vol. 23 (2), 2019)

• An Introduction to the Work of JWR Whitehand.- Urban Morphological Regions: Development of an Idea.- Fringe Belts.- Agents and Agency in the Urban Landscape.- Rigour and Comparison in Urban Morphology: Through the lens of JWR Whitehand. Research and Practice.- Ivor Samuels.- JWR Whitehand: 50 Years of Urban Morphological Research.