Comparative study of the patterns and characteristics urban morphology in the old city, case study road and block patterns Bengkulu and Singapore

Abstract

Urban morphology is an applied science that learns about the history of the spatial patterns of a city and learns about the development of a city. The old town area of Bengkulu was an English-built city from 1719 while Singapore was a British formation city as well, due to the London Treaty agreement occurring between the two regions. This Paper aims to be a comparison study between two cities with historical linkages in terms of identifying patterns and characteristic of its city morphology. This research is quantitative descriptive research using two analytical techniques namely diachronic reading and Tipo-morphology. The indicators used to acquire patterns and characteristics of the urban morphology are Bengkulu and Singapore which are aspects of detail consisting of road and block patterns. Through this research is expected to get similarities and differences in the patterns and charactheristic the morphological of both cities. This study will provide an overview and input for the development planning of the more advanced city of Bengkulu.