Urban Design, Public Spaces, and Social Cohesion : Evidence from a Virtual Reality Experiment

Urban Design, Public Spaces, and Social Cohesion : Evidence from a Virtual Reality Experiment

Public spaces can be an instrument to increase social cohesion, yet they are often underutilized. This paper presents findings from a randomized virtual reality experiment with more than 2,000 participants in Karachi, Pakistan. The paper investigat...

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Main Authors: Llopis Abella, Jimena, Fruttero, Anna, Tas, Emcet O., Taj, Umar
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
VIRTUAL REALITY
PUBLIC SPACE
DIVERSITY
BEHAVIOR
URBAN DESIGN
SOCIAL CONTACT
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/845321600708199915/Urban-Design-Public-Spaces-and-Social-Cohesion-Evidence-from-a-Virtual-Reality-Experiment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34505

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/845321600708199915/Urban-Design-Public-Spaces-and-Social-Cohesion-Evidence-from-a-Virtual-Reality-Experiment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34505

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