The Role of Collective Spaces in Achieving Social Sustainability: A Comparative Approach to Enhance Urban Design

Mohammed Itma and Sameh Monna
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Mohammed Itma: Architectural Engineering Department, An Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 7, Palestine
Sameh Monna: Architectural Engineering Department, An Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 7, Palestine

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 14, 1-15

Abstract: Achieving social sustainability is an important aim towards achieving sustainable development goals for 2030. This paper aims to evaluate the compatibility of collective spaces with the contemporary social needs in the residential areas in Palestine. It is hypothesized that collective spaces such as cul-de-sacs have the potential for a contribution towards social sustainability. A field research for urban design architectural components for cul-de-sacs and grid streets in Nablus city was conducted based on social sustainability values. Then, a questionnaire was developed to measure people’s satisfaction with living in such collective spaces in terms of social sustainability values. The results show that the satisfaction in collective spaces rises in the cul-de-sac housing compared to grid street houses. Based on these results, a cul-de-sac is a high-potential approach for enhancing social interaction in collective spaces because it provides the four values of social sustainability: privacy, security, equality, and environmental quality. Such qualities are very basic and essential human needs to be considered in housing design. Finally, proposed guidelines for designing contemporary collective spaces based on learning from traditional cul-de-sacs were introduced to enhance future social sustainability.

Keywords: housing design; cul-de-sac; social sustainability; privacy; collective spaces (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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