Fostering research excellence in urban design, planning and governance.
Supporting the design and planning of cities which foster social progress,
sustainable practices and healthy habitats.
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Fostering research excellence in urban design, planning and governance.
Supporting the design and planning of cities which foster social progress,
sustainable practices and healthy habitats.
DISCOVER MORE
Fostering research excellence in urban design, planning and governance.
Supporting the design and planning of cities which foster social progress,
sustainable practices and healthy habitats.
DISCOVER MORE

How we impact

Research Excellence

We aims to enhance research excellence and innovation capacity in the field of evidence-based design and planning (EBDP) at the University of Cyprus (UCY).

Interdisciplinary Research

We promote interdisciplinary research and networking in the EBDP field by strengthening collaborations among partner institutions and other relevant research projects

Impact on Society

We aims to make a broader impact on the scientific community and society by developing sustainable urban governance ecosystems through stakeholder and public engagement in scientific knowledge development

Research

SURF team publications

Explore the team’s contribution to Books, Edited Volumes, Research Projects documents, Journal Articles, PhD/PostDoc theses.

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Publications

ISUF2019 Conference Proceedings

Cities as Assemblages. 130 papers in 3 volumes presented at the 26th ISUF International Conference. Topics include: the scope and limits of urban theories; emergence, relational theories, the social sciences and urban morphology; combining Conzenian, Typological and Space Syntax approaches; embedding different approaches into the study of urban morphology; urban morphology, building typology and design; urban conflict and divided cities; Mediterranean port cities in a global context.

Cities as Assemblages, Proceedings of the XXVI International Seminar on Urban Form 2019, 2-6 July 2019, Nicosia, Cyprus, Vol. 1, edited by Nadia Charalambous, Alessandro Camiz, and Ilaria Geddes.

Cities as Assemblages, Proceedings of the XXVI International Seminar on Urban Form 2019, 2-6 July 2019, Nicosia, Cyprus, Vol. 2, edited by Alessandro Camiz, Ilaria Geddes, and Nadia Charalambous.

Cities as Assemblages, Proceedings of the XXVI International Seminar on Urban Form 2019, 2-6 July 2019, Nicosia, Cyprus, Vol. 3, edited by Ilaria Geddes, Nadia Charalambous, and Alessandro Camiz.

 

CYNUM2018 Conference Proceedings

Urban Morphology in South-Eastern Mediterranean Cities: Challenges and Opportunities. Twenty-eight papers presented at the 1st Cyprus Network of Urban Morphology regional conference. Topics include: urban morphology; urban form methodologies; urban evolution, conservation and heritage; urban sprawl and fringe belts; urban form and social phenomena; urban design and revitalisation; buildings design; urban conflicts. 

Urban Morphology in South-Eastern Mediterranean Cities: Challenges and Opportunities, 16 -18 May 2018, Buffer Zone, Nicosia, Cyprus.

 

PSUC 2018 Conference Proceedings

The measure of axial intelligibility formulated by Hillier et al. (1987) contributed to a better understanding of the impact of urban layout on wayfinding and navigation. Its transferability to the street segment representation has proved challenging, highlighting to some extent the different development logics and complexities arising from urban environments depending on whether they are planned, incremental, or informal. Building on this work and more recent research, this talk explores further the nature of exploration in relatively simple and complex environments that arise from their development process. It revisits and discusses the notion of ‘intelligibilities’ to reflect the diversity of experiences when navigating various urban environments.

Space Syntax Symposium 14, edited by Nadia Charalambous, Chrystalla Psathiti, and Ilaria Geddes.

Nadia Charalambous, Ilaria Geddes, “Making spatial sense of historical social data”, The Journal of Space Syntax, , Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2015, 81 – 101.

Ilaria Geddes, Alessandro Camiz, Nezire Ozgece, Nevter Zafer Comert, Şebnem Hoşkara, and Gizem Caner, “PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF URBAN MORPHOLOGY RESEARCH IN CYPRUS“, Viewpoint, 2023, 186 – 198.

Ilaria Geddes, “Understanding the Mechanisms and Impact of Growth on the Urban Form and Functioning of Cities: An Application to the Case of Limassol“, Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, Vol. 6, Issue 1, January 2020, 39-66.

Tihomir Viderman, Ilaria Geddes, Chrystala Psathiti, “Lived Urban Form. Using Urban Morphology to Explore Social Dimensions of Urban Space“, The Journal of Public Space, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2023, 79 – 92.

Ilaria Geddes, Christakis Chatzichristou, Nadia Charalambous, Ana Ricchiardi, “Agency within Neighborhoods: Multi-Scalar Relations between Urban Form and Social Actors“, Land 2024, 13, 269.

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