Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay
This paper focuses on the issue of vitality in urban public spaces, streets in particular, as a major indicator of their success and as one of the determinants of liveable cities. The study first provides a theoretical framework for understanding the social value and role of urban public spaces in...
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| description | This paper focuses on the issue of vitality in urban public spaces, streets in particular, as a major indicator of their success and as one of the determinants of liveable cities. The study first provides a theoretical framework for understanding the social value and role of urban public
spaces in quality of urban life. Second, it discusses essential components of vitality in streets. Finally, it investigates vitality and its determinants in two main streets in Famagusta and Kyrenia, in North Cyprus. The paper
highlights some issues such as proper connection and proximity to important magnets, along with physical and social attributes in the street area. |
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| spelling | uitm-87702019-03-18T07:23:32Z https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8770/ Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay Oktay, Derya This paper focuses on the issue of vitality in urban public spaces, streets in particular, as a major indicator of their success and as one of the determinants of liveable cities. The study first provides a theoretical framework for understanding the social value and role of urban public spaces in quality of urban life. Second, it discusses essential components of vitality in streets. Finally, it investigates vitality and its determinants in two main streets in Famagusta and Kyrenia, in North Cyprus. The paper highlights some issues such as proper connection and proximity to important magnets, along with physical and social attributes in the street area. Faculty of Architecture, Planning and Surveying 2013 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8770/1/AJ_SIAVASH%20JALALADDINI%20AJEBS%2013.pdf Oktay, Derya (2013) Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay. (2013) Asian Journal Of Environment-Behaviour Studies <https://ir.uitm.edu.my/view/publication/Asian_Journal_Of_Environment-Behaviour_Studies.html>, 4 (11). pp. 63-73. ISSN 1394-0384 |
| spellingShingle | Oktay, Derya Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay |
| title | Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay |
| title_full | Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay |
| title_fullStr | Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay |
| title_short | Interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / Siavash Jalaladdini and Derya Oktay |
| title_sort | interrogating vitality of the streets in two cypriot towns / siavash jalaladdini and derya oktay |
| url | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/8770/ |