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作者

Wajiha Tariq Sheikh;Jeroen van Ameijde

来源

CITIES,Vol.131,Issue1,Article 103972

语言

英文

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作者单位

School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR, China.;School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Sha Tin, Hong Kong SAR, China.

摘要

Urban planning is a key component of livability and plays a significant role in making cities more livable. Despite the impact the urban environment has on livability, a comprehensive framework that measures and promotes livability by incorporating key principles of urban design is not yet available. In practice, indexing systems are being used as benchmarking tools to assess livability; however, little research has been conducted to determine the validity of these systems for informing future urban development and policy as well as evaluating the experience of the larger population. Recent academic research, on the other hand, offers important insights into the links between livability and elements of the urban environment. However, those works only consider specific urban issues rather than covering all key factors of urban planning to assess and improve livability. This article bridges the current gap by offering a new livability framework that combines the broad scale of point-based livability indexing systems with the precise methodologies of recent academic studies. Integrating major aspects of urban planning and the needs of diverse user groups, we present a new comprehensive and inclusive livability assessment framework based on Abraham Maslow's “Theory of Human Needs”. As empirical evidence, we include Hong Kong as a case study and identify the neglected needs (and prerequisites of these needs) of the city's residents, demonstrating our work's potential for future livability evaluations and policy modifications. Our framework enables an in-depth reflection of livability by incorporating key factors of urban planning, which helps identify issues around social segregation and spatial justice for the promotion of healthy, equitable, and livable communities.