Intermediate socio-spatial units (ISUs), materialized as neighborhoods and districts, were important elements in the ordering of the built environment in large ancient settlements. They are indicative of an increasing vertical and horizontal complexity because they lie between households and the governing authority. Collective action theory holds that ISUs can take many forms and can be created through bottom-up, top-down, or top-down/bottom-up processes. The distribution of ISUs in the context of other architectural elements illuminates the degree to which collective policies shaped urban landscapes. This article identifies districts and neighborhoods, two types of ISUs, at the site of Los Guachimontones (Jalisco, Mexico) through a study of its internal spatial organization. Intensive survey and mapping have identified thousands of architectural elements, including the circular complexes known as guachimontones. Thiessen polygon analysis reveals that guachimontones are an important feature of the site's spatial organization, as well as to the materialization of ISUs and other socio-spatial units. Broadly speaking, the organization of these built spaces reveals that their growth can be attributed to collectively oriented political strategies.

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墨西哥哈利斯科州洛斯瓜奇蒙托内斯的建筑环境和中间社会空间单元的发展

中间社会空间单元（ISU），具体化为社区和地区，是大型古代定居点建筑环境秩序的重要元素。它们表明纵向和横向复杂性不断增加，因为它们位于家庭和管理当局之间。集体行动理论认为，ISU 可以采取多种形式，可以通过自下而上、自上而下或自上而下/自下而上的过程创建。ISU 在其他建筑元素背景下的分布说明了集体政策在多大程度上塑造了城市景观。本文通过对其内部空间组织的研究，确定了 Los Guachimontones（墨西哥哈利斯科州）所在地的地区和社区，两种类型的 ISU。瓜奇蒙托内斯. 泰森多边形分析表明瓜奇蒙托内斯是场地空间组织的一个重要特征，也是 ISU 和其他社会空间单元的物化的一个重要特征。从广义上讲，这些建筑空间的组织表明，它们的增长可以归因于以集体为导向的政治战略。