Water as a Social Generator: Activating social and water security in residential Kilbirnie

10.26686/wgtn.17006380.v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

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Dylan Shearer

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Social Activity ◽

Water Security ◽

Residential Areas ◽

Functional Community ◽

Street Space ◽

Potable Water Supply ◽

Design Case Study ◽

Social Amenities

<p>Residential streets make up a large proportion of accessible public space while failing to facilitate community activity. These streets carry a relatively low volume of traffic, yet are standard in form. This factor in conjunction with the self-contained nature of houses in residential areas results in a lack of social capital in areas with a large amount of social potential. The suburbs of Kilbirnie on the Rongotai isthmus in Wellington have been selected as the site due to the potential of the streets; in particular due to their width and mono-functionality. The five sites that have been selected have potential far beyond their current use and are going to be used as a design case study to explore pre-emptive disaster design in conjunction with providing social amenities. The streetscape within the identified site is excessively wide with a large amount of on-street parking. This thesis argues that this extra, underutilised space has the potential to be adapted into an aesthetically pleasing, functional community amenity. The designs will break up the monotonous nature of the residential streets and create a hub for surrounding residents through the exploration of programme and form. The introduction of water storage infrastructure as a programme will pre-emptively service the suburb in the event of a disaster. The likelihood of the potable water supply being severed to both the Wellington CBD and to the Rongotai Isthmus and Miramar Peninsula is high due to the location of the service pipes in relation to the dominant fault lines in the suburb. The study proposes exploring programmes which challenge people’s perception of ownership of public land and amenity. Re-allocating and prioritising parts of street space to provide amenity for surrounding residents has the potential to initiate a change from monotone, mundane functionality into a hub of social activity, community building and disaster resilience. The design methodology uses precedents which employ techniques that can be used to challenge the norm and provide a design outcome which creates engaging residential spaces.</p>

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An Analysis of Relationship between the Environment and User’s Behavior on Unimproved Streets: A Case Study of Da Nang City, Vietnam

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11010083 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 83 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Duy Do ◽

Suguru Mori ◽

Rie Nomura

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Human Activities ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Open Space ◽

The Sustainable Development ◽

Behavior Setting ◽

Street Space ◽

Type C ◽

The Relationship

One of the most insoluble problems confronted by urban areas in developing countries is the shortage of open space; street space allows daily human activities, promotes social interaction, and is seen as a precondition for the sustainable development of the community. Although some seemingly public space is also built up in Vietnam, street space is often where resident’s go to perform activities. This research aims at studying behaviors of users in old street space and the interaction with existing physical settings; as an input to future renovation and the development of street space in a manner that respects the cultural and social context of the Vietnamese people. User’s behaviors in streets and physical characteristics of space were collected and processed in accordance with theories of behavior setting and proxemics using some methods including place-centered behavioral mapping (PcBM) and visual encounter surveys (VES). The analysis showed that three types of behavior, including (1) Type A where various frequent activities occurred, (2) Type B which discouraged most human activities, and (3) Type C where neither frequent nor infrequent behaviors can represent environmental behavior patterns in the old street spaces of Vietnam and for each of these types of patterns improvements have been proposed by organizing street and pavements layouts detailed in this paper. The proposed improvements are based on the relationship between human behaviors and properties of the street space to assist designers, administers, and authorities in renovating and developing better and more sustainable street space.

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Prácticas emergentes en proyectos de espacio público: el caso de vía Argentina en ciudad de Panamá

on the w@terfront ◽

10.1344/waterfront2021.63.6.01 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 63 (6) ◽

pp. 3-33

Author(s):

José Antonio De Gracia

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Basic Structure ◽

Physical Structure ◽

Documentary Photography ◽

Urban Image ◽

Urban Intervention ◽

Street Space ◽

Space Projects ◽

The Relationship

This article uses an urban intervention in Panama City to discuss fundamental concepts in public space projects from a critical and theoretical perspective.First, the functions of the street as a basic structure of public space are illustrated. Its importance is recognized not only as an element of urban connectivity, but also as a place of movement, encounter, support and creation of urban meanings and social identities.Secondly, our case study is contextualized: the urban renewal of via Argentina, a street in the urban center whose environment was in a state of degradation like most streets in the city, largely occupied by the presence of vehicles. The intervention is part of a series of urban projects aimed at improving the physical structure of the city.The third section begins a critical analysis of the actions on Via Argentina, starting with the redistribution of street space, the relationship between vehicles and pedestrians, and the consolidation of public space.Next, we discuss in detail the new primary elements used for the urbanization of the street. Curbs, fords, pavement, rigola, gutters, tree surrounds and bollards become part of a system that must maintain a coherent relationship between all its parts. In addition, emphasis is placed on the design of the ground and the application of the pavement as a tool for the construction of an urban image and identity.Finally, the article ends with an analysis of the parameters of accessibility in the project, relating the concept to the use of the pavement and the configuration in some sections of the street as a single platform. The article uses a wide repertoire of documentary photography to contextualize the case study.

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The Use of Public Space as Urban Regeneration Tool: A Case Study in Residential Block “1 Maji” in Tirana, Albania

European Journal of Social Sciences Education and Research ◽

10.26417/989uxl13s ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 140

Author(s):

Klaud Manehasa ◽

Xhesi Çoniku

Keyword(s):

Public Space ◽

Urban Space ◽

Urban Regeneration ◽

Urban Spaces ◽

Regeneration Process ◽

Residential Areas ◽

The People ◽

The Difference ◽

Space Concept

As the urban regeneration process is mostly focused on upgrading the existing urban spaces by improving their physical qualities in order to be more attractive to people, and to generate more life or community life, the use of the concept of public space in this process is very adequate. At this extend, by noticing the difference between urban and public space, an important issue might be raised: whether public space concept can be used as an effective tool for urban regeneration process of existing residential areas? Elaborating briefly the urban regeneration as a process of improving of the qualities of life of urban space in order to meet the social objectives of the people, this paper focuses on a discussion on the role of public space concept as a tool in this process, arguing that are the public life qualities of urban spaces that matters. Based on this approach, this paper takes as case study the residential area in Tirana, built in the early ‘50s, experiencing, recently, some loss of urban space qualities because of new buildings and car invasion, keeping still its traditional urban identity. Analyzing the exiting urban spaces by using the criteria of public space it argues that converting urban spaces to public spaces by improving their public qualities, increasing their accessibility to pedestrians, releasing them from car use, introducing services that generate public interaction and cohesion, could be seen as a crucial tool of urban regeneration process, creating more sociable and enjoyable environment, leading to more sustainable or long term solution. The paper concludes that public space concept, in its core, should be seen as an important and effective designing tool for restructuring the urban space in the urban regeneration process.

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Public space in the old derelict city area – a case study of Mong Kok, Hong Kong

URBAN DESIGN International ◽

10.1057/palgrave/udi/9000032 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 15-31 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Charlie Q L Xue ◽

Kevin K Manuel ◽

Rex H Y Chung

Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Public Space ◽

City Area

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Travel Characteristics of Different Social Groups in Large Scale Residential Areas in the Periphery of Shanghai: A Case Study of Jinhexincheng

CICTP 2012 ◽

10.1061/9780784412442.029 ◽

2012 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jinping Guan

Keyword(s):

Large Scale ◽

Social Groups ◽

Residential Areas

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A Cooperative Computer Game for Public Efficiency Development

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY ◽

10.24297/ijct.v13i8.7075 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 4760-4766

Author(s):

Sachchida Nand Prasad

Keyword(s):

Group Therapy ◽

Group Work ◽

Computer Games ◽

Computer Game ◽

Target Population ◽

Design Interfaces ◽

Design Case Study ◽

Effective Group ◽

Public Group

This paper presents a design case study of SIDES: Design Interfaces to Develop Effective Public Efficiency. SIDES is a tool designed to help adolescents in Public group therapy, specifically individuals with Asperserâ€™s Syndrome, practice effective group work efficiency using a four-player cooperative computer game that runs on computer games technology. We are represent the design process and evaluation of SIDES conducted over a period of six months with a middle school Public group therapy class. Our findings indicate that computer games are a motivating and supported tool for effective group work among. My target population and reveal different design lessons to inform the development of similar systems.

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