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作者

Sahar Soltani;Ning Gu;J. Jorge Ochoa;Alpana Sivam

来源

CITIES,Vol.121,Issue1,Article 103519

语言

英文

关键字

Spatial configuration;Social sustainability;Urban density;Spatial network analysis;Socio-spatial relationships;Computational analysis

作者单位

University of South Australia, UniSA Creative, IVE: Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments, SA 5000, Australia;University of South Australia, UniSA STEM, SA 5000, Australia;Future Building Initiative, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, VIC 3145, Australia;University of South Australia, UniSA Creative, IVE: Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments, SA 5000, Australia;University of South Australia, UniSA STEM, SA 5000, Australia;Future Building Initiative, Monash University, Caulfield Campus, VIC 3145, Australia

摘要

Spatial configuration is an important element of a neighborhood design due to its impact on social behavior, density, and physical arrangement. However, current studies usually overlook this aspect when exploring the impact of densification on the social sustainability indicators, including safety, social interaction, sense of place, community stability, and community participation. Therefore, this study undertakes two interrelated case studies i) to identify the patterns of interaction between spatial configuration factors, density, and social sustainability indicators using the first case study, and ii) to examine and validate these patterns in a different context using the second case study. Computational analysis has been conducted to extract the spatial configuration followed by statistical analysis to explore the potential social patterns. The outcomes confirm the integral role of spatial configuration on social sustainability in finding strong associations between safety, sense of place, and social interaction with spatial configuration measurements. Community participation and community stability have not been strongly affected by spatial configuration, but they helped in explaining the contextual impact. The outcomes of this study can assist planners, policy makers, and designers to strategically prioritize social sustainability in their urban densification development plans by considering spatial configuration.