HUMAN PERCEPTION IN THE LIBYAN BUILT ENVIRONMENT: AL- KHUMS AND BANI WALID CITIES AS CASE STUDIES

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Fawzi Mohamed Agael ◽  
Özlem Özer
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Mental Map ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

This paper is concerned with the identification of different influences on the built environment, and those which have a physical and psychological impact on people. The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of the built environment on the lives of people. The interrelationship between people and built environment is based on human perception. This research will explore this relationship further in order to develop a clear understanding of the ways in which architecture may influence peoples’ perceptions and experiences. Additionally, the research entails a comparison between two important theories: the first is an Image of the city derived using the Mental Map Theory; the second is related to Space Syntax Theory. The two theories will be applied in two different cities in Libya with the aim of assessing the importance of their interrelationship and how it may be understood more clearly. This paper will also provide guidelines for improving urban design and planning standards with the end goal of producing a high quality perception by those who actually use the space. Moreover, it concludes with a number of research avenues that should be pursued to answer how the properties of built environment affect human perception.

scholarly journals Analizy Space Syntax wobec zjawiska segregacji społecznej i izolacji przestrzennej obszarów mieszkaniowych

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-18
Author(s):  
Justyna Olesiak
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Space Syntax ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Syntax Analysis ◽  
The Face ◽  
Urban Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

W wielu obszarach miejskich widoczna jest skrajna segregacja przestrzeni publicznej oraz fakt, że wiele dzielnic mieszkaniowych jest przestrzennie odizolowanych od miasta jako całości. Ponieważ tradycyjne metody analiz urbanistycznych dają słabe wytyczne w tym kontekście, podjęta zostanie próba ujęcia problemu i odmiennego podejścia do segregacji w projektowaniu urbanistycznym. Niniejszy artykuł bada, w jaki sposób teorie i metody analizy Space Syntax mogą przyczynić się do stworzenia bardziej dopracowanych opisów relacji przestrzennych w różnych dzielnicach i całym mieście. Przyjęto metodę badawczą: analizę literatury fachowej (krajowej i zagranicznej) oraz dostępnych publikacji. Analiza urbanistyczna oparta na teorii Space Syntax umożliwia wykazanie zasadniczych różnic strukturalnych między dzielnicami i określenie wpływu form urbanistycznych na zalety przestrzenne różnych obszarów miasta. Otwiera to nowe możliwości rozwiązania problemu segregacji w zakresie projektowania urbanistycznego oraz sformułowanie bardziej skutecznych interwencji antysegregacyjnych. Space Syntax analysis in the Face of the Phenomenon of Social Segregation and Spatial Isolation of Residential Areas In many urban areas there is an observable extreme segregation of public space, in addition to the fact that many housing districts are spatially isolated from the city as a whole. As traditional methods of urban analysis provide poor guidelines in this context, an attempt to investigate this problem and present a different approach to segregation in urban design was made. This paper presents an investigation about how Space Syntax theories and methods can contribute to creating more detailed descriptions of spatial relationships in different districts and in the entire city. The research method employed was an analysis of the literature (both domestic and trade). Space-Syntax-based urban analysis enables demonstrating significant structural differences between districts and to determine the impact of urban forms on the spatial advantages of different areas of the city. It provides new opportunities to address segregation in urban design and formulate more effective anti-segregation interventions.

Sociocultural Influences on an Important Example of Iranian Urban Form

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-85
Author(s):  
Fereshteh Habib ◽  
Ibrahim Numan ◽  
Hifsiye Pulhan
Keyword(s):  
Field Study ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Dimensional Approach ◽  
Sociocultural Influences ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

In casting a new look at city; this study interprets the urban form in respect of the role played by human perception of space. The main aim of this research at a macro level is to attain a strong theorical basis through a multi-dimensional approach to the city. The method of analyzing and carrying out a critique of it at an applied level will clarify the impact, which cultural factors have in the formation of urban form. This preliminary recognition and idealism is based on a hermeneutic and deductive method that is particular to the intellectual sciences In the process of devising theories, studying the urban planning texts related to the subject of study and the conclusion from the field study which is carried out in the Isfahan Naghshe Jahan square in the Safavy period played a key role in the research in addition to the goals and questions.

scholarly journals Fish for the city: meta-analysis of archaeological cod remains and the growth of London's northern trade

Antiquity ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 88 (340) ◽  
pp. 516-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Orton ◽  
James Morris ◽  
Alison Locker ◽  
James H. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Analysis ◽  
Food Supply ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Black Death ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Insight Into

The growth of medieval cities in Northern Europe placed new demands on food supply, and led to the import of fish from increasingly distant fishing grounds. Quantitative analysis of cod remains from London provides revealing insight into the changing patterns of supply that can be related to known historical events and circumstances. In particular it identifies a marked increase in imported cod from the thirteenth century AD. That trend continued into the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, after a short downturn, perhaps attributable to the impact of the Black Death, in the mid fourteenth century. The detailed pattern of fluctuating abundance illustrates the potential of archaeological information that is now available from the high-quality urban excavations conducted in London and similar centres during recent decades.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SPATIAL PLANNING FOR THE COST AND VALUE OPTIMIZATION IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT AGAINST NATURAL HAZARDS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.A.C.D. Jayalath ◽  
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P.A.P.V.D.S. Disaratna ◽  
K.T. Withanage ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Economic Cost ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Public Money ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Spatial planning is managing the environmental, social and economic dimensions of development. Today the built environment suffers from a lot of natural hazards, resulted due to poor concentration over the environmental, social and economic aspects. Magnitudes and frequencies of these natural hazards has shifted from bad to worst in the recent past. Therefore, economic cost of these hazards has increased, and governments has been compelled to spend large amounts of public money to overcome these impacts on the built environment. Thus, in Sri Lankan context, these circumstances warrant the need to have a sustainable and realistic approach for the spatial planning in the built environment. Hence, the aim of this research was to enhance the cost and value efficiency in built environment against natural hazards through proper spatial planning in Sri Lankan context. Research was conducted mainly based on a questionnaire survey following the mixed research approach. Study identified the impact of poor spatial planning in the built environment in Sri Lankan context and study imparted set of guidelines to ensure effective spatial planning in the built environment in order to minimize the impact of adverse natural hazards. Finally, study concluded that, in order to establish a paradigm shift emphasizing the importance of effective spatial planning in the built environment, it is essential to have a clear understanding on natural process and other socio-economic concerns of the country.

Construction Workers and the City: 1. Analysis

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 719-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
J R Short
Keyword(s):  
Built Environment ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
New South ◽  
Construction Workers ◽  
General Nature ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
South Wales ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

The aim in this paper is to highlight the importance of construction workers in the making of the built environment. After a discussion about the general nature of capital—labour relations in the construction industry, an example is taken of the recent history of the Builders' Labourers Federation of New South Wales, Australia. The impact of the union during the Sydney property boom of the 1970s is examined.

scholarly journals Sustainable Beirut City Planning Post August 2020 Port of Beirut Blast: Case Study of Karantina in Medawar District

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6442
Author(s):  
David Aouad ◽  
Noushig Kaloustian
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
City Planning ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Local Planning ◽  
Master Plans ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The 4 August 2020 Port of Beirut blast caused material damage to an estimated 77,000 apartments located across 10,000 buildings within a 3 km radius of the blast, impacting around 300,000, people predominantly in the municipality of Karantina, which is situated adjacent to the Port of Beirut. The blast shed light on the instability and unsustainable development approach of the city of Beirut since well before the French mandate circa 1921–1940. The impact of the blast provides an opportunity to reassess the relationship between many relevant aspects of the city planning including but not limited to: the relationship of the city to its suburbs, waterfront, and city center; the lack of local planning and cross sectorial master plans; the preservation of the heritage versus the complexity of its urban development; the city growth and increased haphazard urbanization; the infrastructure/service systems that have over the years become increasingly deficient; the lack of public spaces; impacts on urban climate; and the urban divide and inequality that have only grown deeper since the blast, all of which have a combined and adverse impact on the quality of city life. This paper analyzes the most suitable indicators that one must highlight within the context of Beirut city to propose a better and sustainable quality of life with a focus on areas that were significantly impacted by the recent POB blast, namely Karantina. Examples of indicators which were analyzed include sustainable urban design, open spaces, heritage, infrastructure, and urban fabric. The results indicated that the following four main urban design features help improve the quality of life in Karantina, including: (i) connecting areas of Karantina and Mar Mkhael through the reactivation of vacant lots; (ii) reactivation of Ibrahim Bacha and El-Khodr Streets; (iii) redefining the historical El Khodr Mosque boundary and reclaiming its role as an urban landmark; and (iv) integration of classified built heritage. These parameters are necessary to improve the quality of life. The benefits of community participation are also assessed in the improvement and sustainable planning of the city of Beirut.

scholarly journals The impact of ecological footprint on the sustainability of urban design of the city

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-108
Author(s):  
Zeyad Ali Ismael ◽  
Saba Jabbar Nemaa ◽  
Jathwa Abd-Al Kareem Ibrahem
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Energy Demand ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Horizontal Expansion ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Planning Problems ◽  
Poor Infrastructure ◽  
Consequent Increase

The cities of the world suffer from the horizontal expansion resulting from the large increase in population, and the consequent increase in the energy demand and food and increase the introduction of carbon dioxide. Therefore, the cities do not meet the needs of their residents, resulting in a set of designed planning problems for the cities urban environment and poor infrastructure and the absence of accounts for energy consumption or the amount of renewable energy produced. Due to the lack of research and studies on this subject, the research problem has resulted from the scientific need to reach the ecological footprint leads to the sustainability of the city urban design. The research has identified the following objectives: To study, understand and provide scientific knowledge about the ecological footprint with its various components, as well as to reach the variables that affect them, which lead to the sustainability of the city urban design. This will be addressed through the study of the sustainable urban design of the city to the most important problems in the cities and the study of the ecological footprint and its components and components, ending with the practical application of the ecological footprint in the sustainability of urban design of the city to reach the most important indicators of the impact of ecological footprint on the sustainability of the city urban design.

scholarly journals URBAN SPACES WITH FOUNTAINS: NOISE AND ENVIRONMENTAL REGIME FORMATION REGULARITY

2021 ◽  
pp. 256-275
Author(s):  
Oksana Tserkovna
Keyword(s):  
Human Perception ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Regime Formation ◽  
Environmental Regime ◽  
Water Flows ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City ◽  
Ecological Regime ◽  
Over Time

The article highlights the problem of loss of the ability to solve design problems by the modern creators of the settlements based on knowledge of the functional structure of the object, demands of potential consumers, taking into account the features of the object’s location in the selected area, while creating a safe, reliable and comfortable environment able to implement functions for which it is intended. Guided by the specialized publications in the field of the liquid and gas hydraulics and mechanics, the author considers and describes in detail the water flows and their impact on space characteristics, including options for the contribution of hydraulic noise to space acoustics, taking into account human perception, and options for contribution of the atmospheric air temperature and humidity variability to the thermal balance of the city residents. The parameters of buildings are identified, the change of which affects the change of space characteristics. The regularities of the impact of fountains during operation on the space noise and ecological regime formation, which will provide consumer needs and comfortable conditions necessary for a positive physical perception of space, are determined. The results of the study will be used as a reference material in the development of graphic models and techniques of the architectural and planning arrangement of urban spaces with fountains, which, being perfectly integrated into the urban fabric will ensure sustainable development of the spaces with fountains over time.  

scholarly journals On the Nature of Public Interiority

Interiority ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liz Teston
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Real World ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Human Perception ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Art And Design ◽  
Object Oriented Ontology ◽  
The City ◽  
Urban Places

This essay explores the intersection between interiority, urbanism, and the human perception. I view interiority as a condition of the senses rather than an indoor place.  Revelations of interiority can be discovered within urban realm, in public spaces, and in intimate interior conditions. I am especially interested in “public interiority” or these cases of interiority that can be found in exterior urban places. Understanding interiority as a perceived condition grounds the built environment in phenomenology, varied human experiences,  and everyday conditions. Herein, I begin with an ontology of interiority, which focuses on various ways of perceiving the nature of things – phenomenology, structuralism and object-oriented-ontology (OOO). From there, I will analyze a taxonomy of public interiorities including various strains of form-based, programmatic, atmospheric, and psychological public interiorities. Using real-world examples from my previous research in Bucharest, Romania, New York and [location hidden] as well as well-established examples in art and design, I will then analyze various urban experiences of interiority and the way built conditions shape experience. In this way, I will bring the interior to the city.

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