Reconciling users and public space-relationship in historic squares: The case of En-Naser square in Nablus city

Zawawi, Zahraa; Itma, Mohammed

doi:10.1080/13467581.2023.2172325

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“…Moreover, the courtyard was a symbol of the need for privacy in public buildings. One of the important reasons for its use in traditional housing is to enhance the outdoor area for a group of residents without the need to create a separation in the urban fabric (Zawawi and Itma, 2023). It was also considered a common space for lowincome and wealthy households.…”

Section: Overview Of Traditional Private Spaces In Iraqmentioning

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Designing Private Outdoor Spaces for Socio-Environmental Sustainability:

Itma,

Khaleefa

2024

IRSPSD International

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This study explores the potential of traditional outdoor spaces for the sustainable development of urban housing in Iraq, with a focus on socioenvironmental values, namely: equality of privacy, safety, and environmental quality. Such values played a major role in forming private outdoor spaces in Iraq's traditional housing. Thus, the this study discusses possible designs of private outdoor spaces in terms of forms, locations, and components for achieving these values by designing private outdoor spaces based on socioenvironmental sustainability. To do this, the old city of Koya in Iraq was chosen because it is rich in architectural heritage and still contains traditional houses inhabited at present. Five famous types of private outdoor design are chosen in terms of their relationship with the indoor; four types represent the yard approach in the courtyard houses, and one represents the strip approach in the individual houses. A questionnaire was also designed to determine the extent of the resident'sresidents' satisfaction with the external spaces of these houses. By comparing the types mentioned above, the benefits gained by the community from following the yard approach were identified as a recommended future strategy for housing design. Then, each form of the courtyard houses was analyzedanalysed to understand the possible uses of each one. The paper's main finding is to establish a guideline for achieving socioenvironmental values in housing design. This approach can be a high-potential step for achieving sustainable development in Iraq. The main conclusion of the study sustains that different outdoor forms -U-shaped, O-shaped, L-shaped¸, and combined shapes of inner spaces -lead to different benefits that help achieve social and environmental sustainability in different uses, the most important of which are: achieving privacy, and safety, without affecting environmental quality, and in a simple manner.

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Section: Overview Of Traditional Private Spaces In Iraqmentioning

confidence: 99%

Designing Private Outdoor Spaces for Socio-Environmental Sustainability:

Itma,

Khaleefa

2024

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How Can Public Spaces Contribute to Increased Incomes for Urban Residents—A Social Capital Perspective

Su,

Xu,

Zhang

2024

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The recovery of the global economy in the aftermath of COVID-19 faces enormous challenges. Ensuring stable income growth of the population has become an important means for developing countries to ensure sustained economic development. Raising the overall income of the population is a public initiative that benefits all citizens; therefore, governments of developing countries should promote the implementation of relevant public policies and the provision of public goods to ensure that existing economic instruments can benefit the entire population. In this regard, public space, as a typical form of public good, may play an important role in promoting the benefits of existing economic policies for all residents. This paper examines how residents’ use of public space contributes to their income growth through social capital. Hypotheses are tested based on an econometric analysis of 1565 questionnaires received from Chinese workers. The results show that residents’ use of public space can indeed be an important way to increase their income, which is realized through the enhancement of social capital. The research presented in this paper provides a new influence variable of public space to improve residents’ income. Further, it improves people’s understanding of the three classical concepts—public space, social capital, and income—by establishing the logical connection and theoretical explanation of physical space, emotional space, and value space in human society. The conclusions of this paper highlight the important role of public space in urban and rural development planning.

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Reconciling users and public space-relationship in historic squares: The case of En-Naser square in Nablus city

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How Can Public Spaces Contribute to Increased Incomes for Urban Residents—A Social Capital Perspective

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