The complexity of spatial planning and the increasing emphasis on sustainable, equitable, and efficient land use have intensified the demand for urban theories and methodologies that can comprehensively analyse spatial layouts. Space syntax has emerged as a powerful set of theories and techniques for examining the spatial characteristics of urban form and its influence on human movement, accessibility, social interactions, and land use patterns. To trace evolutionary trajectories, application patterns, and existing knowledge gaps, this review applied the BERTopic modelling technique to a dataset of 5221 documents spanning from 1976 to 2024. findings reveal a general upward trajectory in space syntax research, marked by fluctuations coinciding with key events. Dominant research themes have focused on socio-spatial segregation, wayfinding, urban safety, and land use planning. Recently, emerging or declining themes included studies on tourism-related businesses and urban resilience. Notably, gaps remain in areas related to risk assessments, urban climate and energy efficiency, information modelling, place attachment, urban planning practices, green infrastructure, and large-scale spatial systems. Based on these insights, we propose a research agenda aimed at addressing these gaps and informing future studies.

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使用 BERTopic 建模绘制空间句法研究的演变

空间规划的复杂性以及对可持续、公平和高效土地利用的日益重视，加剧了对能够全面分析空间布局的城市理论和方法的需求。空间句法已成为一套强大的理论和技术，用于研究城市形态的空间特征及其对人类运动、可达性、社会互动和土地利用模式的影响。为了追踪进化轨迹、应用模式和现有的知识差距，本综述将 BERTopic 建模技术应用于 1976 年至 2024 年的 5221 份文档数据集。研究结果揭示了空间句法研究的总体上升轨迹，其特点是波动与关键事件相吻合。主要研究主题集中在社会空间隔离、寻路、城市安全和土地利用规划上。最近，新兴或衰落的主题包括关于旅游相关业务和城市韧性的研究。值得注意的是，在与风险评估、城市气候和能源效率、信息建模、地方依附、城市规划实践、绿色基础设施和大规模空间系统相关的领域仍然存在差距。基于这些见解，我们提出了一个旨在解决这些差距并为未来研究提供信息的研究议程。