scholarly journals The social life of wireless Urban spaces

Contexts ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 52-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith N. Hampton ◽  
Oren Livio ◽  
Craig Trachtenberg ◽  
Rhonda Mcewen
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
The Social

The Rules of Attraction: Urban Design, City Films, and Movement Studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Frahm
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Direct Observation ◽  
York City ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Instructional Film ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
The Social ◽  
Precise Analysis

"William H.Whyte’s instructional film The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces (1979), which chronicles the findings of his decade-long study of people’s behavior in small urban spaces in New York City in the 1970s, offers a precise analysis of the rules of attraction that draw people into places and that keep them attached. By combining direct observation with complex technical arrangements and new forms of movement studies, Whyte’s study advocates a quintessentially process-oriented understanding of ‘placemaking’ that shaped a new bottom-up approach to urban design in the 1970s. "

scholarly journals The Impact of Societal Transformations on the Urban Spaces During the Local Festivals

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 183
Author(s):  
Rasha A. Moussa
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Reciprocal Relationship ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Transformations ◽  
Urban Transformations ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Urban Spaces had played an important role in the individuals’ psychological life and in their integration with their environment as it’s considered as the mediator through which the interactions between people with each other and with their natural environment, they can exchange their cultures and spread activities. Despite its importance, many communities suffer from the absence of positive communication between individuals and place they belong to or lack of happiness while being in it. The reason for that is the ignorance of some urban designer to the role of the humanity in the process of the design and its impact on the formation of the urban spaces, though through urban design the complexities of the place can be managed and a general framework for change can be created by designing a compatible and sustainable space for users depending on the events and activities located in it that show political, social and economic transformations that occurs to the communities and affect the social development for individuals. Although there are social diversity among members of the same community but it was observed that there is a similarity in their behaviors towards certain positions, which expresses their culture. Social celebrations (Festivals) are considered the most effective patronize for social formats impact on the spatial formation, as it helps in supporting the idea of individuals’ belonging to the place since the human there is the main sponsor for forming the spaces that contain all the activities and events that may be specific or temporary with a time or an event, and thus it was essential to show physical and non-physical components for space formation in order to gain access to identify the reciprocal relationship between the individual and the place and highlight the most important and successful spatial expressions that help boost the spirit of communication between individuals and develop a sense of belonging to the place. The paper examines how the dynamics of social life at the local scale are shaped by the special spatial arrangements created for urban festival events by the observation of the social changes impact on the resulting urban transformations during festival and its role in individuals’ sense of belonging substation.

Life in small urban spaces of “Sanskari Nagari – Vadodara”

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-90
Author(s):  
Abhilash Kolluri ◽  
Garbhit Naik ◽  
Shubham Kaushal
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Western India ◽  
Street Life ◽  
Life Project ◽  
The Public ◽  
City Dynamics ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

This paper envisages the situation of social life in the city of, “Vadodara – Sanskari Nagari” during and post-pandemic. In the globalization hub of Western-India, the city Vadodara stands true to its name – “Sanskari Nagari”, which still celebrates its rich heritage and culture to its fullest. The social life of people in Vadodara is not only a part of their culture but also part of their routine, which can be perceived from the world’s largest “Garba-gathering”; to every day’s post office hour “Chai-meetup”; to relishing their free time playing “Ludo” by the sides of bridges across the city. With the presence of COVID-19, city people are hesitant about social gatherings and meeting people. Ultimately, life is resuming but at a slow pace and there is an urge to “reimagine” the public spaces and public behaviour so that city doesn’t lose its charm. Referring to the city assessment of William H. Whyte, the mentor of Street Life Project for Public Spaces, Pedestrian behaviour, and City Dynamics, through his book – “Social Life Of Small Urban Spaces,1980” forms the prelude for the research. This paper draws attention to similar spaces for the city of Vadodara as referred to in the book. We see what we do not expect to see, and get acquainted to see crowded spaces. Hence, this paper analyses the selected “Urban-blocks” and “Neighbourhood-spaces” of different typology and their diverse activities. Conclusion focus on the rational segregation and “re-defining” of Urban Spaces based on their safe carrying capacity.

Observing the Public Realm: William Whyte's The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

2015 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasser Elsheshtawy
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social

The Social Life of Wireless Urban Spaces: Internet Use, Social Networks, and the Public Realm

2010 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 701-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith N. Hampton ◽  
Oren Livio ◽  
Lauren Sessions Goulet
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals FACILITATING PEDESTRIANIZATION FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF COMMERCIAL PRECINCTS, CASE STUDY AMINABAD, LUCKNOW

2020 ◽  
pp. 151-158
Author(s):  
Dr. Indrani Chakraborty ◽  
Dr. Subhrajit Banerjee
Keyword(s):  
Urban Growth ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Vehicular Traffic ◽  
Car Traffic ◽  
Limiting Cycle ◽  
The Social ◽  
Large Growth ◽  
Pedestrian Street

The early stages of urban development people tended to focus on solving the problem of vehicular traffic, so now a large number of existing roadways are occupied by vehicles, triggering disputes and problems about pedestrian safety and comfort. Despite its modernistic and functionalistic origins, the pedestrian street became an important theme for many writers interested in the social life, history, scale and aesthetics of the traditional European towns The territorial strategy of the pedestrian precinct is primarily about demarcating a certain territory for pedestrian use, prohibiting car traffic, and limiting cycle traffic within the area. urban growth with sprawl is completely unpleasant and unwanted and the correct solution is “intermediate cities” to integrate all of the suitable aspects in a city. As you considered, this article discusses about pedestrianization and its benefits. In a city with large growth especially in developing countries, one of the cases that usually are neglected is pedestrianisation and attendance of citizens in urban spaces.

How the physical characteristics may affect the social life of streets in Athens, Greece?

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos Kyriakidis ◽  
Efthimios Bakogiannis
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Physical Characteristics ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
The Social ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Physical Features

Abstract The urban space is characterized by specific qualities that may contribute to, or mitigate the social life. These qualities were described by James Gibson as “environmental affordances”. According to that theoretical perspective, urban designers and environmental psychologists should focus on the physical features of a space in order to understand and explain the way in which it functions and the degree to which is sociable. For the scholars of road networks, this approach is particularly useful because streets shape the platform for a wide range of social interactions and experiences. Streets are by definition social spaces, which not operate always efficiently because of their form and their particular characteristics. This is one of the primary reasons why it is stated in the literature that public space is now declined and as a result it needs to recover its old glamorous prestige and importance. In the light of the above, the specific research as primarily qualitative, is focused on studies of the urban form of the Athenian streets and proposes a typology for them considering some key physical characteristics which affect with a specific way the embedded social life. Finally, an attempt is made to generalize the effects of the specific physical characteristics to the socialization of urban spaces.

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