Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square

Public squares function as open spaces where people can conduct many activities and events in the city. The ‘life’ of squares evolves and changes according to the contemporary demands of the people. Learning about the evolution of the City Square in Melbourne, Australia, this study aims to analyse h...

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Main Authors:	Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER) 2016
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning
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spelling	iium-519892016-12-05T02:43:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51989/ Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying NA9053.R4 City planning Public squares function as open spaces where people can conduct many activities and events in the city. The ‘life’ of squares evolves and changes according to the contemporary demands of the people. Learning about the evolution of the City Square in Melbourne, Australia, this study aims to analyse how its designs changed over the years in order to accommodate city life. This study employs spatial analysis to examine the relationships between the square’s physical characteristics with people’s activities. The findings reveal that square designs ought to meet evolving social, physical and environmental needs to cater for future requirements and lifestyles. Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER) 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51989/1/2016%20Asian%20Journal%20of%20Quality%20of%20Life%20-%20Space%20and%20Sociability%20-%20Melbourne.pdf Zakariya, Khalilah and Harun, Nor Zalina and Mansor, Mazlina (2016) Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square. Asian Journal of Quality of Life, 1 (2 (July/August)). pp. 45-56. E-ISSN 2398-4279 http://www.ajqol.net/index.php/AjQoL/article/view/24/0 10.21834/ajqol.v1i2.24
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description	Public squares function as open spaces where people can conduct many activities and events in the city. The ‘life’ of squares evolves and changes according to the contemporary demands of the people. Learning about the evolution of the City Square in Melbourne, Australia, this study aims to analyse how its designs changed over the years in order to accommodate city life. This study employs spatial analysis to examine the relationships between the square’s physical characteristics with people’s activities. The findings reveal that square designs ought to meet evolving social, physical and environmental needs to cater for future requirements and lifestyles.
format	Article
author	Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina
author_facet	Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina
author_sort	Zakariya, Khalilah
title	Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square
title_short	Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square
title_full	Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square
title_fullStr	Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square
title_full_unstemmed	Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square
title_sort	space and sociability: mapping melbourne’s city square
publisher	Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER)
publishDate	2016
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Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square

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