Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability

Social sustainability can be attributed to various physical factors in the city. Among the important factors that are often associated with social sustainability is the availability of public spaces. However the success of this public space is still disputable. This study is about the urban plaza an...

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Main Authors: Harun, Nor Zalina, Zakariya, Khalilah, Mansor, Mazlina, Zakaria, Khairunnisa
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
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spelling iium-393532018-06-11T04:26:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39353/ Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability Harun, Nor Zalina Zakariya, Khalilah Mansor, Mazlina Zakaria, Khairunnisa HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Social sustainability can be attributed to various physical factors in the city. Among the important factors that are often associated with social sustainability is the availability of public spaces. However the success of this public space is still disputable. This study is about the urban plaza and its role in the formation of a sustainable and vibrant city. It asserts that the existence and preservation of such spaces in a city is vital.The findings from the study highlights that urban plaza has more than one meaning, strong reason that encourages the locals to utilize the area. Elsevier 2014-10-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39353/1/Procedia_-_Determining_Attributes_of_Urban_Plaza_for_Social_Sustainability.pdf Harun, Nor Zalina and Zakariya, Khalilah and Mansor, Mazlina and Zakaria, Khairunnisa (2014) Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 153. pp. 606-615. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814055359 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.093
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topic HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA Architecture
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
spellingShingle HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA Architecture
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Harun, Nor Zalina
Zakariya, Khalilah
Mansor, Mazlina
Zakaria, Khairunnisa
Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
description Social sustainability can be attributed to various physical factors in the city. Among the important factors that are often associated with social sustainability is the availability of public spaces. However the success of this public space is still disputable. This study is about the urban plaza and its role in the formation of a sustainable and vibrant city. It asserts that the existence and preservation of such spaces in a city is vital.The findings from the study highlights that urban plaza has more than one meaning, strong reason that encourages the locals to utilize the area.
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author Harun, Nor Zalina
Zakariya, Khalilah
Mansor, Mazlina
Zakaria, Khairunnisa
author_facet Harun, Nor Zalina
Zakariya, Khalilah
Mansor, Mazlina
Zakaria, Khairunnisa
author_sort Harun, Nor Zalina
title Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
title_short Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
title_full Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
title_fullStr Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
title_full_unstemmed Determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
title_sort determining attributes of urban plaza for social sustainability
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/39353/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/39353/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/39353/1/Procedia_-_Determining_Attributes_of_Urban_Plaza_for_Social_Sustainability.pdf
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