Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne

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 from the evolution of the City Square in Melbourne, Australia, this study aims to analyse ho...

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Main Authors:	Zakariya, Khalilah, Harun, Nor Zalina, Mansor, Mazlina
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2014
Subjects:	HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
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spelling	iium-393522018-06-11T04:13:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/39352/ Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying 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 from 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. Elsevier 2014-10-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/39352/1/Procedia_-_Spatial_Characteristics_of_Urban_Square_and_Sociability.pdf Zakariya, Khalilah and Harun, Nor Zalina and Mansor, Mazlina (2014) Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 153 (16). pp. 678-688. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814055414 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.10.099
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spellingShingle	HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA Architecture NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne
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 from 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	Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne
title_short	Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne
title_full	Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne
title_fullStr	Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne
title_full_unstemmed	Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne
title_sort	spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the city square, melbourne
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2014
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Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne

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