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AuthorFerwati, M. Salim
AuthorKeyvanfar, Ali
AuthorShafaghat, Arezou
AuthorFerwati, Omar
Available date2023-10-03T05:03:02Z
Publication Date2021
Publication NameArchitecture and Urban Planning
ResourceScopus
ISSN16914333
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2478/aup-2021-0013
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/48187
AbstractPublic spaces facilitate opportunities for social interaction and promote social life. The social-spatial complexity of public spaces can be explored through the relationship between built forms and users' daily social activities. The contemporary needs of users have retrofitted or replaced the controversial public spaces such as streets, depriving the prime function of sustaining and facilitating social life. Thus, any factors influencing users' social/public life impact the quality of public spaces. Also, contextualization and definition of public spaces necessitate an evaluation of their quality. The lack of a quality assessment directory (QAD) for evaluating multi-functional public spaces motivated us to address it. To achieve the aim, this research has conducted a systematic literature review applying the content analysis to explore the principles and indicators influencing and enhancing social interactions in multi-functional public space design and then performed a normalization analysis to measure the weight of each indicator. The QAD constitutes five criteria (C1-Inclusiveness, C2-Desirable activities, C3-Comfort, C4-Safety, C5-Pleasurability), and forty-two (42) embedded sub-criteria. The research found that Inclusiveness (WnC1 = 4.38) and Pleasurability (WnC2 = 3.88) have received the highest weights. Also, the research found that the sub-criteria 'Physical/visual connection or openness to adjacent spaces' (WnSc.4.1 = 1.00), 'Users of diverse ages' and 'Community gathering third places' (Wn = 0.750) have received the highest weights. Using such a QAD, urban professionals can quantify the effectiveness and efficiency of public spaces' environmental and physical qualities in promoting social interactions and sociability.
SponsorThis publication was made possible by the NPRP grant (NPRP 12S-0304-190230) from the Qatar National Research Fund (a member of the Qatar Foundation).
Languageen
PublisherSciendo
SubjectComfort
Commercial streets
Inclusiveness
Multi-functional public space
Pleasurability
Quality assessment
Safety
TitleA Quality Assessment Directory for Evaluating Multi-functional Public Spaces
TypeArticle
Pagination136-151
Issue Number1
Volume Number17
dc.accessType Open Access


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