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, Kamarudzaman, Azlinda
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Published: 2014
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spelling my.iium.irep.369002021-07-17T16:53:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36900/ Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne Zakariya, Khalilah Harun, Nor Zalina Mansor, Mazlina Kamarudzaman, Azlinda 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. 2014-01-04 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36900/11/Programme_Book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36900/13/AICQOL2014_Presentation.pdf Zakariya, Khalilah and Harun, Nor Zalina and Mansor, Mazlina and Kamarudzaman, Azlinda (2014) Spatial characteristics of urban square and sociability: a review of the City Square, Melbourne. In: AMER International Conference on Quality of Life (AicQoL 2014), 4th-5th Jan. 2014, Kota Kinabau, Sabah. (Unpublished) http://www.amerabra.org/index.php/conferences/11-conference/34-aicqol2014-list-of-full-papers-approved
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topic HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
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Zakariya, Khalilah
Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Kamarudzaman, Azlinda
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 Conference or Workshop Item
author Zakariya, Khalilah
Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Kamarudzaman, Azlinda
author_facet Zakariya, Khalilah
Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Kamarudzaman, Azlinda
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
publishDate 2014
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/36900/11/Programme_Book.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36900/13/AICQOL2014_Presentation.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36900/
http://www.amerabra.org/index.php/conferences/11-conference/34-aicqol2014-list-of-full-papers-approved
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