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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
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Language:English
Published: Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers (AMER) 2016
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NA Architecture
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
NA9053.R4 City planning
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/51989/1/2016%20Asian%20Journal%20of%20Quality%20of%20Life%20-%20Space%20and%20Sociability%20-%20Melbourne.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.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 REM 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. http://www.ajqol.net/index.php/AjQoL/article/view/24/0 10.21834/ajqol.v1i2.24
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topic NA Architecture
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
NA9053.R4 City planning
spellingShingle NA Architecture
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
NA9053.R4 City planning
Zakariya, Khalilah
Harun, Nor Zalina
Mansor, Mazlina
Space and sociability: mapping Melbourne’s City Square
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.
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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
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/51989/1/2016%20Asian%20Journal%20of%20Quality%20of%20Life%20-%20Space%20and%20Sociability%20-%20Melbourne.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/51989/
http://www.ajqol.net/index.php/AjQoL/article/view/24/0
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