Urban informality and sustainable design of public space facilities: a case study of Hong Kong SAR of China in 2018

Soyinka, Oluwole; Adenle, Yusuf A.; Abdul-Rahman, Mohammed

doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01370-8

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“…A pilot survey was carried out before the main questionnaire survey. The purpose of the pilot survey was to test the survey procedures and verify the comprehensiveness and the use of technical language [66]. The pilot survey was administered to five participants: two professors, one chief resilience officer, one post-doctoral researcher, and a doctoral researcher.…”

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Novel Use of Social Media Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Community Resilience Assessment (CRA) in University Towns

et al. 2023

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University towns face many challenges in the 21st century due to urbanization, increased student population, and higher educational institutions’ inability to house all their students on-campus. For university towns to be resilient and sustainable, the challenges facing them must be assessed and addressed. To carry out community resilience assessments, this study adopted a novel methodological framework to harness the power of artificial intelligence and social media big data (user-generated content on Twitter) to carry out remote studies in six university towns on six continents using Text Mining, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing. Cultural, social, physical, economic, and institutional and governance community challenges were identified and analyzed from the historical big data and validated using an online expert survey. This study gives a global overview of the challenges university towns experience due to studentification and shows that artificial intelligence can provide an easy, cheap, and more accurate way of conducting community resilience assessments in urban communities. The study also contributes to knowledge of research in the new normal by proving that longitudinal studies can be completed remotely.

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Novel Use of Social Media Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Community Resilience Assessment (CRA) in University Towns

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“…It can give us a lot of inspiration. There is an effective way of sustainable development of space, and even a new way to optimize urban space [44]. Of course, optimizing urban space will depend on the purpose and mission of city development, so it cannot easily be changed in local contexts, but it needs to be aligned with national or provincial policies in the long run, especially when dealing with the idea and principle of sustainable development.…”

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Current Situation and Sustainable Renewal Strategies of Public Space in Chinese Old Communities

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Guo²,

Xing³

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Old community renovation is now gradually receiving attention in China's urban construction development, and how to make its public space sustainable has become a research topic. This paper conducts a study of the current situation of public space in old communities from the surface to the deep through field research methods. This paper has summarized four spatial characteristics of public space in old communities, including the increase of boundary space; spatial function is polarized between context-specific user groups and complex but sustainable symbiotic systems. Based on these findings, this paper proposes three sustainable renovation considerations and strategies, which include respecting the rationales of the original space, stimulating the cooperation of stakeholders, and recreating the daily life of residents.

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“…SIS refers to temporary micro-spaces, often constructed by the elderly using discarded materials and old furniture. These spaces can manifest as leisure corners, miniature courtyards, card game zones, etc., serving the elderly by offering tailored social and activity domains that cater to their specific outdoor needs [8,9]. While an SIS provides convenience, their informality and potential environmental issues pose challenges to their community's image and the quality of their residents' lives.…”

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“…Secondly, within architecture and urban planning, scholars have mainly examined the morphology and boundaries of informal settlements from a macro perspective, encompassing discussions on their spatial dynamics, morphological logic, and typological theories [8,[17][18][19][20]. In terms of old town design and regeneration, investigations have predominantly revolved around redevelopment projects, primarily emphasizing the redesign and sustainability strategies at the residential interior level [1,9,[21][22][23]. Traditional research on the relationship between the elderly and their environment has focused on aspects like the aesthetic appeal of the landscape, safety, facility completeness, and neighborhood interactions [24][25][26][27].…”

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Decoding Spontaneous Informal Spaces in Old Residential Communities: A Drone and Space Syntax Perspective

Zhang,

Cao,

Liu

et al. 2023

IJGI

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Old residential communities are integral parts of urban areas, with their environmental quality affecting residents’ well-being. Spontaneous informal spaces (SIS) often emerge within these communities. These are predominantly crafted by the elderly using discarded materials and negatively impact the environmental quality of communities. Understanding SIS emergence patterns is vital for enhancing the environmental quality of old communities; however, methodologies fall short in terms of the quantification of these emergence patterns. This study introduces a groundbreaking approach, merging drone oblique photography technology with space syntax theory, to thoroughly analyze SIS types, functions, and determinants in five Tianjin communities. Utilizing drones and the Depthmap space syntax tool, we captured SIS characteristics and constructed topological models of residences and traffic patterns. We further explored the intrinsic relationships between architectural layout, road traffic, and SIS characteristics via clustering algorithms and multivariate correlation analysis. Our results reveal that architectural layout and road traffic play decisive roles in shaping SIS. Highly accessible regions predominantly feature social-type SIS, while secluded or less trafficked zones lean towards private-type SIS. Highlighting the elderly’s essential needs for greenery, interaction, and basic amenities, our findings offer valuable insights into the revitalization of outdoor spaces in aging communities, into the fostering of urban sustainability and into the nurturing of a balanced relationship between humans and their surroundings.

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Urban informality and sustainable design of public space facilities: a case study of Hong Kong SAR of China in 2018

Cited by 7 publications

References 40 publications

Novel Use of Social Media Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Community Resilience Assessment (CRA) in University Towns

Novel Use of Social Media Big Data and Artificial Intelligence for Community Resilience Assessment (CRA) in University Towns

Current Situation and Sustainable Renewal Strategies of Public Space in Chinese Old Communities

Decoding Spontaneous Informal Spaces in Old Residential Communities: A Drone and Space Syntax Perspective

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