scholarly journals Pocket parks for promoting social interaction among residents of Baghdad City

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-408
Author(s):  
Sarah Abdulkareem Salih ◽  
Sumarni Ismail ◽  
Aysha Mseer
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Content Type ◽  
New Development ◽  
Land Use Policies ◽  
Public Open Spaces

PurposeThe residents of Baghdad city has been suffering from various issues, including poor social relations, low quality of life, as well as neglect of many public spaces and small parks. Therefore, there is a need to devise effective alternatives to compensate for the loss of large public open spaces so as to enhance the residents’ social interactions and other social activities. Having that said, this study identified the types and characteristics of public open spaces to enhance residents’ social activities in Baghdad city.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted the questionnaire survey method to gather quantitative data from 306 respondents based on the single-stage random procedure. The targeted population of this study refers to the residents of the Karkh district, the western part of Baghdad.FindingsThe study outcomes highlight the need to provide pocket parks with adequate characteristics to promote the residents’ social interactions in Baghdad city.Practical implicationsThis study contributes by emphasizing the significance of establishing pocket parks for social interaction in Baghdad City.Originality/valueThe study shows a number of solutions related to pocket parks by studying the critical actionable attributes that can be embedded into new development, land-use policies, or to upgrade existing parks. The study may serve as a useful reference for urban and landscape planners, architects, social psychologists, the Municipal of Baghdad, and other interested researchers in this field.

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.

scholarly journals Perilaku Masyarakat di Ruang Terbuka Publik Alun-Alun Kabupaten Blora

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Septyani Wahyu Pradani ◽  
Nurini Nurini
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Movement Pattern ◽  
Behavior Patterns ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Behavior Setting ◽  
Community Behavior ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Public Open Spaces

The existence of public open spaces in the city center can be used to improve the quality of the environment and social relations of the community. Community social relations can be seen from the interaction between individuals in using space that shapes behavior patterns. Thus, the development of public space can be seen from the behavior of the people around. Blora District Square is one of the public open spaces in the center of Blora Regency, which has an important role as a provider of socio-cultural space to accommodate various kinds of community activities. To determine the effect of providing space on visitor behavior, it is necessary to conduct research on community behavior in Blora District Square. This study aims to identify community behavior in using Blora District Square as a public open space. The analysis in this study consisted of visitor characteristics, activity characteristics, movement patterns, and behavior analysis. The method used in this study is descriptive quantitative and qualitative methods with descriptive statistical and Behavior Setting analysis techniques. Behavior Setting analysis is used to determine the movement pattern with place-centered mapping and person-centered mapping techniques. The subject of this study is the user of Blora Regency square. The sampling technique used is Probability Sampling. The results of this study are expected to provide recommendations related to the improvement of the quality of space in Blora Regency square in order to form better behavior patterns.

scholarly journals Improving the Elderly’s Mental Health by Using Public Open Spaces in Disadvantaged Urban Neighborhoods: Tehran, Iran

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Azadeh Lak ◽  
Parichehr Rashidghalam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Mental Health Status ◽  
Open Spaces ◽  
Disadvantaged Neighborhoods ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Public Open Spaces

Abstract Background: Today, the beneficial impact of public open spaces(POS) on the mental and physical health of the elderly is considered worldwide. However, the knowledge about these effects on the mental health of older adults in disadvantaged urban neighborhoods, especially in developing countries, is still insufficient.Methods: This study investigates the relationship between POS use and the mental health status of elderly residents in the disadvantaged neighborhoods of Tehran, the capital of Iran. The data on the frequency of use of public open spaces and the health status include ten items collected from 420 older adults of disadvantaged neighborhoods in District 10 of Tehran. We used exploratory factor analysis to explore the main factors of the elderly mental health in the disadvantaged neighborhood. Finally, the multivariate multiple regression model was used to determine the relationship between the frequency of POS use and mental health status among older seniors.Results: These ten items identified two fundamental characteristics of mental health status, including “feeling worthless” and “social interaction,” using exploratory factor analysis. “Feeling of worthlessness” was negatively significantly associated with the level of gender, marital, occupation, and education, as well as frequently attending in POS. “Social interaction” was influenced by gender, occupation, and marital status, as well as frequent use of POS. The results showed that the frequency of public open space use has a negative correlation with the feeling of worthlessness and a positive correlation with the older residents’ social interactions and contacts.Conclusion: According to the findings, increasing the more senior residents’ access to public open spaces through planning can improve their mental health as well as their social interactions, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods.

scholarly journals Readers' engagement through digital social reading on Twitter: the TwLetteratura case study

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Pianzola ◽  
Maurizio Toccu ◽  
Marco Viviani
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Reader Response ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
Media Event ◽  
Social Reading

PurposeThe purpose of this article is to explore how participants with different motivations (educational or leisure), familiarity with the medium (newbies and active Twitter users), and participating instructions respond to a highly structured digital social reading (DSR) activity in terms of intensity of engagement and social interaction.Design/methodology/approachA case study involving students and teachers of 211 Italian high school classes and 242 other Twitter users, who generated a total of 18,962 tweets commenting on a literary text, was conducted. The authors performed both a quantitative analysis focusing on the number of tweets/retweets generated by participants and a network analysis exploiting the study of interactions between them. The authors also classified the tweets with respect to their originality, by using both automated text reuse detection approaches and manual categorization, to identify quotations, paraphrases and other forms of reader response.FindingsThe decoupling (both in space and time) of text read (in class) and comments (on Twitter) likely led users to mainly share text excerpts rather than original personal reactions to the story. There was almost no interaction outside the classroom, neither with other students nor with generic Twitter users, characterizing this project as a shared experience of “audiencing” a media event. The intensity of social interactions is more related to the breadth of the audience reached by the user-generated content and to a strong retweeting activity. In general, better familiarity with digital (social) media is related to an increase in the level of social interaction.Originality/valueThe authors analyzed one of the largest educational social reading projects ever realized, contributing to the still scarce empirical research about DSR. The authors employed state-of-the-art automated text reuse detection to classify reader response.

scholarly journals Improving the quality of life through participation in physical activity- the tennis camp pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (19) ◽  
pp. 159-164
Author(s):  
Radu-Tiberiu Șerban ◽  
Alin Marius Baciu
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Scientific Data ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Nutritional Behavior

Abstract Aim. Scientific data show an increase in infantile overweight and obesity cases, which results in illness and social problems, thus a lower quality of life. The main causes for this situation are the lack of physical activity, the nutritional behavior and emotional stress. Our attention focused on observing the group’s social behavior at the end of the implementation of a program which integrated physical activity, a healthy nutritional behavior and social activities. Methods. The case study started by abstracting information from scientific publications for a better understanding of the phenomena. The research used the survey method for analyzing the groups’ (n=14) social dynamics throughout the implementation of a physical activity program for children aged 8 to 12. Results. By comparing the initial and final results of the survey, an improvement of the social relations inside the subjects’ group can be observed. Conclusion. The main knowledge gained from this experiment is the confirmation that through the implementation of strategies that include physical activities, a strict nutritional behavior and social activities, we can improve a group’s cohesion and thus contribute to the increase of the quality of life for children aged 8 to 12 years old, although the evaluation of other aspects like the evolution of physical and mental fitness throughout such a program is needed.

Study on appropriateness between new development and conservation for Bow Barracks housing in Kolkata

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-315
Author(s):  
Shivashish Bose
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Research Result ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Rise ◽  
New Development ◽  
Culture Heritage ◽  
Housing Complex ◽  
Existing Housing

PurposeIn the rapidly urbanizing Indian cities, large buildings are being built demolishing old buildings often with historic, cultural and architectural merit bringing the conflict between development and conservation. In Kolkata, the authority has taken a unilateral decision to construct high-rise buildings demolishing a hundred-year old Bow Barracks housing complex. The purpose of this paper is to present a research study that empirically explored the appropriateness of the policy decision and a recommendation for appropriate development based on the research result.Design/methodology/approachThe design of the research is formulated on the survey method that encompasses observation, interview and collection of data through questionnaire, and survey, documentation and testing of architecture. All findings are analysed; research question and hypothesis are tested with validation.FindingsThe research has found that the old housing is of cultural heritage and use value, and the inhabitants are a very special community in Kolkata. The new development proposal in terms of space generation and cost involvement over the benefit of conserving the existing housing is not beneficial. Therefore, the decision of the local body, in terms of value for money, architecture, culture, heritage and sustainability is not proper.Originality/valueSuch a research exploring the benefit between development and conservation for choice of appropriate path of development in managing the development of a city in global south stands for its uniqueness.

An Approach for Detecting Social Interactions on Mobile Devices

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Isadora Vasconcellos e Souza ◽  
William Bortoluzzi Pereira ◽  
João Carlos D Lima
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
The Social ◽  
User Intervention

Social exclusion can occur in a variety of ways, one of which is lack of social interaction. The recognition of the social relations that occur in a group is fundamental to identify possible exclusions. This chapter proposes SocialCount, a mobile application that identifies social interactions performed by the user. In order not to interfere in the naturalness of relationships, the application was designed to infer social interactions without user intervention. The data of the interactions generated sociograms that represented the structure of the relations in a group in a simple way. Through the sociogram it was possible to visualize the users who may be socially at risk and alert the professionals responsible to solve the situation.

scholarly journals Psycho-social Impact of Covid 19 and Technological Intervention towards Preserving Social Interactions in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 01-13
Author(s):  
Wasantha Subasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Young People ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Alternative Hypothesis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Ontological Approach ◽  
Technological Intervention

COVID 19 pandemic has been made plenty of socio-economic and health crisis in worldwide. The research problem in this study was, how does technology intervene in social interaction and the research question was ‘what is the psycho-social effects of social distance during the Covid 19 period’. Study Objectives were limited to identifying the features of the psycho-social situation of students who are in the age group of 18-25 and to identifying the technological impact of maintaining social interaction. The alternative hypothesis was, ‘there is an impact between technological intervention towards preserving social interactions. The ontological approach of this research is objectivism and the epistemological approach is positivistic. The research type is descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative. The research was designed with a survey method. The hypothesis was tested through validated questionnaires. The sample was obtained using the simple random method which is representing the probability sampling method. There is more time to spend with family members. Family contact for more than 16 hours has been increased by 9%. Talking time with friends has been increased. The time allocated for studies has been relatively reduced. But the time for leisure time activities has been increased. Outdoor sports by young people have dropped by 32%. Young people are isolated in every way. Young people use technology to reduce distance. The most common devices are smartphones and laptops. 47% of young people have not seen a doctor during the Covid period for any disease. Only about 10% have seen a doctor for mucosal diseases. About 50% of young people have stress. Anxiety and depression are also more with young people. There is no mental disease with 33% of them. They mostly feel loneliness, tension, and frustration. But some of them feel relaxed and happy.50% of them feel that they have extra time during this period. They use it to chat with family members and friends. But they lost their extra-curricula activities. They have an idea to adjust to new normal situations via technology.

scholarly journals Parameters of social existence and social functioning of lesbians: Lesbian body in processes of social interactions

Temida ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-27
Author(s):  
Zorica Mrsevic
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Hate Crime ◽  
Social Existence ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Group Target ◽  
Lesbian Body

Analysis of characteristics of a lesbian body in processes of social interaction is a method of analysis social relations of lesbians, their relationships with the heterosexual world and revealing specific lesbian practices, outlooks, habits and customs, behavior and general characteristics of lesbian sub culture. Making somebody different than a "normal human", meaning less human, is the main way of making the whole group target of justified discrimination, violence and hate crime. Therefore, providing understanding of differences provides a ground for personal, political and legal sensitivity, understanding and tolerance towards both the "otherness" and the "others".

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