Sense of Privacy and Territoriality as a Function of Spatial Layout in University Public Spaces

Abu-Obeid, Natheer; Al-Homoud, Majd

doi:10.1080/00038628.2000.9696909

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“…Finally, the human-made environment grants symbolic and aesthetic perceptions, experiences, and feelings, which affect users' perceptions of place qualities [39,40]. Desired privacy and spatial relations are created through appropriate spatial arrangement and the establishment of required physical elements in a place [17,41].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Through signage and personalising a place, users express nonverbal communication to communicate ownership and occupancy of areas and possessions [13]. However, based on the literature, several components contribute to territoriality, including (1) social [14][15][16], (2) cultural [14,17], (3) psychological-cognitive [14], (4) physical [14,[17][18][19][20][21][22], (5) functional [14], (6) environmental [14,17], (7) temporal-spatial [14,23], (8) economic [14], and ( 9) individual [23,24] components.…”

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How Does the Residential Complex Regulate Residents’ Behaviour? An Empirical Study to Identify Influential Components of Human Territoriality on Social Interaction

Nowzari,

Armitage,

Maghsoodi Tilaki

2023

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Although urbanisation and urban land limitations are prevalent, residential complexes are seldom discussed as a means of compartmentalising social interactions and contributing to residents’ social interactions. Due to the spatial orientation of social interactions, semi-public spaces in these buildings are unable to host residents’ interactions due to a lack of appropriate arrangements/establishment of tangible and visible objects. The influential components, however, have rarely been identified in residential complexes. To fill this gap, using the theory of human territoriality, the current study explores the influential physical components of human territorialities in semi-public spaces in four residential complexes and investigates whether a significant relationship exists between human territorialities’ physical components and social interactions. This study collected data from 264 residents of four residential complexes with different spatial configuration layouts. Pearson correlation and Spearman’s rank correlation are used to evaluate linear and monotonic relationships between study variables. The correlation between spatial configurations of physical components and residents’ interactions confirms that spatial configurations influence residents’ use of semi-public spaces. Social interaction can, therefore, be improved through green space, brightness, accessibility, and furniture in common areas. The findings prove that residential complexes with clustered arrangements have not performed well in creating social interaction due to the lack of defined spaces and territories for people, but multi-core, mixed, and linear complexes that define several open and semi-open spaces have been more successful in the amount of social interaction of residents. This study is one of the first to identify the influential components using the integration of residents’ perceptions and spatial configuration.

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Section: Social Interactions In Built Environmentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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How Does the Residential Complex Regulate Residents’ Behaviour? An Empirical Study to Identify Influential Components of Human Territoriality on Social Interaction

Nowzari,

Armitage,

Maghsoodi Tilaki

2023

Sustainability

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“…They also explore how manmade design and layout features affect students' behaviors in campus spaces. For example, location, accessibility, seating spaces, and visual qualities are important elements affecting students' experience (Abu-Ghazzeh, 1999, Aydin and Ter, 2008, Yaylali-Yildiz et al, 2014; visually accessible spaces support more student interactions and use of spaces (Unlu et al, 2009); and vertical elements (e.g., walls) have more impacts on students' perception on enclosure than horizontal elements (ground or floor) Abu-Obeid, 2003, Abu-Obeid andAl-Homoud, 2000). Additionally, they explore how students' behaviours and perception may affect one another in campus spaces.…”

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Students’ Static Activities in relation to Campus Quad Design and Layout. Exploring Gender-based Differences

Rashid

Obeidat

2020

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This study explores the relationships of campus quad design and layout with students’ static activities focusing on gender differences. Students’ static activities were observed at 8914 locations during 390 rounds of observation in six campus quads of a Middle Eastern university. The design and layout data of the quads were collected in the field, and using various techniques of “space syntax”. The relationships of static activities’ with the design and layout features of the quads were investigated using descriptive and correlational statistics. The results of the study indicate that different design and layout features had different relationships with different static activities; that students’ static activities had stronger relationships with natural design features than manmade design features; and that male students’ and female students’ static activities were affected differently by different design and layout features. The significance of these findings and the future directions of research are discussed.

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“…They also explore how manmade design and layout features affect students' behaviors in campus spaces. For example, location, accessibility, seating spaces, and visual qualities are important elements affecting students' experience (Abu-Ghazzeh, 1999, Aydin and Ter, 2008, Yaylali-Yildiz et al, 2014; visually accessible spaces support more student interactions and use of spaces (Unlu et al, 2009); and vertical elements (e.g., walls) have more impacts on students' perception on enclosure than horizontal elements (ground or floor) (Al-Homoud and Abu-Obeid, 2003, Abu-Obeid andAl-Homoud, 2000). Additionally, they explore how students' behaviours and perception may affect one another in campus spaces.…”

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confidence: 99%

Placemaking in Arab Cities

2020

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Established on a well-consolidated global network of scholars and professionals, The Journal of Public Space is committed to expand current scholarship by offering a global perspective and providing the opportunity for unheard countries to speak up and to discuss neglected as well as emerging topics that are usually sidelined in mainstream knowledge. The Journal of Public Space is addressing social sciences and humanities as a major field, and is interested also in attracting scholars from several disciplines. It will perform as a scholarly journal but also as an interdisciplinary platform of discussion and exchange by scholars, professionals, organizations, artists, activists and citizens, whose activities are related to public space.

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Sense of Privacy and Territoriality as a Function of Spatial Layout in University Public Spaces

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

How Does the Residential Complex Regulate Residents’ Behaviour? An Empirical Study to Identify Influential Components of Human Territoriality on Social Interaction

How Does the Residential Complex Regulate Residents’ Behaviour? An Empirical Study to Identify Influential Components of Human Territoriality on Social Interaction

Students’ Static Activities in relation to Campus Quad Design and Layout. Exploring Gender-based Differences

Placemaking in Arab Cities

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