scholarly journals Improving Collaborations between Brand Managers and Experience Designers Within The Pressures of Globalization: A Case Study About Nostalgic Experiences in Modern Spatial Design in Bahrain

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-550
Author(s):  
Amani Alaali
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Design

The influence of spatial design characteristics on low-rise residential neighbourhoods in Basra city

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 559-585
Author(s):  
Hani Alahmed ◽  
Wa’el Alaghbari ◽  
Rahinah Ibrahim ◽  
Azizah Salim
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Design Characteristics

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the ways that could enhance residents’ social interaction in low-rise residential building neighbourhoods of Basra city in Iraq. The lack of social interaction among residents of Basra city prompted the authors to frame a strategy for this case study. Design/methodology/approach – The spatial design characteristics of low-rise residential building neighbourhoods implicated to support the residents in terms of social interactions in comparison to those exhibited by a single home and traditional neighbourhoods. The statistical data demonstrated that by using this strategy, several unique features of secured, collective, responsive and supportive spaces could enhance the residents’ social interaction. Findings – This study found that all collective space factors have a significant influence on social interaction. “Fostering proper proximity and accessibility” factor was ranked first and the most significant factor with an influence on social interaction. Secured spaces (hierarchical spatial structure, physical security supports and construct) have a significant influence on social interaction. The most interesting finding in this study is that all factors of the supportive spaces construct have a significant influence on social interaction. Finally, this study showed that two factors of the responsive spaces construct, increasing variety and increasing legibility, have an insignificant influence on social interaction. Originality/value – The design of low-rise residential building neighbourhoods in Basra city may be used to develop social interaction as the contributing factor for maintaining values of traditional neighbourhood communities. This study highlights certain recommendations for architects, especially urban designers, to reinforce residents’ social interaction in low-rise residential building neighbourhoods in Basra city.

The regional-local nexus: a landscape-based integral design strategy for sustainable tourism development

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-82
Author(s):  
Jesper Borsje ◽  
Ruud Tak
Keyword(s):  
Landscape Architecture ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Local Stakeholders ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Spatial Plan

The purpose – The purpose of this project is to investigate what a landscape architecture approach could add to sustainable tourism development. Design – Spatial design is used as tool to investigate the chances and possibilities of sustainable tourism. Methodology – In the project we used research by design as method. This is done by doing a case study on the Dubrovnik Riviera, where we tested our concepts, ideas and methods in practice. During the case study we used participation, the layer approach of de Hoog and Sijmons (1996) and the landscape approach of Koh (2010) as our main methods. Approach – Using the local landscape and culture as base and inspiration for the development of sustainable tourism. Combined with tourism trends and the input of local stakeholders we worked out a spatial plan. Findings – The landscape including natural and cultural qualities can serve as a perfect base for the development of new forms of sustainable tourism: − A touristic region should function as a system, where all villages are working together adding something unique to the whole system − An efficient extensive public transport network and zoning can help developing a region sustainable − A combination between a bottom-up and top-down approach is needed to implement sustainable tourism, creating preconditions for each other to function optimally. So, we can conclude that a landscape-based design approach gives a significant new insight in how sustainable tourism can be developed in practice. The originality of this research – The landscape architecture approach fills the gap between ideas about sustainable tourism and the practical applicability of it. Using the local landscape and culture sets a sustainable framework for developing sustainable tourism and results in a working tourism system led by the local community. Using landscape architecture in sustainable tourism development is a new, but very interesting and promising addition to the current research and concrete development.

scholarly journals Performance Assessment Indicators for Comparing Recreational Services of Urban Parks

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 3337
Author(s):  
Yang Yang ◽  
Zhifang Wang ◽  
Guangsi Lin
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Performance Rating ◽  
Functional Difference ◽  
Actual Performance ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Recreational Services ◽  
Collective Performance

Parks can offer varied services to human well-being, including recreational services (RS); however, there is insufficient understanding of park differences concerning the actual performance of their varied RS. To fill this gap, this study aimed to develop a set of performance indicators as a tool for comparing the functional efficacy of RS among different parks. The indicators covered three aspects of RS: recreational usage of various physical activities, their recreational satisfaction level and the collective performance rating. These indicators were applied in a case study of four parks in Guangzhou, China, based upon on-site observation and a questionnaire survey. The functional difference of these indicators was compared and the collective indicator was found to be able to effectively capture different efficacies of urban parks in supporting varied RS. Results show all the parks were far from reaching the maximum performance of designed RS, so it is worthy of consideration by urban managers to further improve their RS efficacy. In addition, the overall spatial design and configuration were inferred to be essential for improving the RS efficacy of urban parks, but not park size nor ornamental vegetation. The findings offered valuable evidence for the optimal spatial design and management of urban parks.

scholarly journals Urban Foodscapes and Greenspace Design: Integrating Grazing Landscapes Within Multi-Use Urban Parks

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon Davis
Keyword(s):  
Community Gardens ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Planning And Design ◽  
Global North ◽  
Global Movements ◽  
Grazing Lands ◽  
Developed Nations ◽  
The City

Since the early 2000s an increasing number of planning and design projects, within the spatial design fields of landscape architecture and urban design, have focused on food landscapes and their re-integration into the urban environment; particularly as a result of recent global movements toward creating more sustainable cities and human settlements. This article explores the potential contribution of grazing lands within cities of the Global North as a multi-beneficial layer in public greenspace design. Plant-based urban farms and community gardens have experienced significant growth within developed nations in recent years, in both scholarship and practice, however the design and implementation of integrated grazing lands within the urban zone has been largely left out. For much of the Global North animal agriculture is still considered primarily rural. This research considers the potential of integrating grazing lands within the city through multiuse greenspace design, and undertakes a case study design critique of Cornwall Park, Auckland where since 1903, the Park has provided urban grazing for sheep and cattle, alongside other land uses and experiences such as recreation, heritage, bio-diversity, and education. Undertaking a “descriptive critique” of Cornwall Park, and its 100 Year Master Plan, this research is intended to enhance, the understanding and role, grazing animals can play within public greenspace.

scholarly journals Study on Spatial Cultural Heritage Integrated into the Core Curriculum

2015 ◽  
Vol II-5/W3 ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
W. H. Hsu ◽  
Y. P. Lai
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Core Curriculum ◽  
The Core ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Conservation Awareness ◽  
Interdisciplinary Course ◽  
Cultural District

These Many countries have put a lot of efforts, promoting education of cultural heritage, to raise the conservation awareness and increase people’s participation. However, the development of Taiwan's higher education about cultural heritage has not shown a significant growth, so it didn’t train talents with enough cultural heritage awareness. In the workplace, these professionals will inevitably lack of comprehensions and the appropriate professional assessments for cultural heritage. Hence, the main objective of this paper is to study and combine these concepts into the core curriculum of Department of Construction and Spatial Design at Tungnan University. It takes the local "Shenkeng historic cultural district" as a case study, and will gradually develop an proper interdisciplinary course in order to help local residents implement projects of conserving cultural heritage. This plan not only can increase schools’ engagements toward communities, with an ability of social civilization, but also it can encourage the conservation and maintenance of cultural heritages.

scholarly journals Designing with Pathways: A Spatial Design Approach for Adaptive and Sustainable Landscapes

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 565
Author(s):  
Mark Zandvoort ◽  
Nora Kooijmans ◽  
Paul Kirshen ◽  
Adri van den Brink
Keyword(s):  
Climate Adaptation ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Design Strategies ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Spatial Design ◽  
Climate Resilience ◽  
Sustainable Landscapes ◽  
Supply Planning ◽  
Multiple Domains

Despite rising attention to pathways thinking in multiple domains such as climate adaptation, energy supply planning, and flood risk management, their spatial translation is so far understudied. We set out to study how spatial design based on pathways thinking can help develop more adaptive and sustainable landscapes. Using landscape analysis, field research, and research-through-designing in a case study on climate resilience in Boston (USA), we argue for better understanding of the spatial and design consequences of pathways in general. Our results indicate that pathways can be spatially translated, demanding landscape-informed choices when sequencing different policy actions. We found that spatial designing makes the landscape consequences of pathways transparent and enables policy-makers to replace the input of policy actions with spatial interventions, select pathways according to different underlying design strategies, use the mapped pathways to initiate an iterative research-through-designing process to test and inform different designs, and spatially visualize the pathways and possible sequences of actions. We conclude that policy-makers should be cognizant about the spatial implications of pathways and offer directions to enrich applications of pathways thinking for achieving adaptive and sustainable landscapes.

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