Towards an Integrated Model of Livability of Public Spaces in Middle Income Neighborhoods

13 Pages Posted: 24 Apr 2018 Last revised: 14 Sep 2018

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M Keleg

Ain Shams University

M Abdel Latif

Ain Shams University

Mohamed Salheen

Ain Shams University - Department of Urban Planning and Design

Date Written: November 24, 2017

Abstract

The New Urban Agenda prioritized livability of public spaces through design and management. As the management of public spaces defines the role they play in neighborhoods and the ways people react to it. Accordingly, all city elements are being reshaped and altered in the new policies and strategies of cities to meet people's interests. Nasr city, a middle-income neighborhood, is characterized by abundance of green open spaces relative to other parts of Cairo. However, based on former surveys and observations conducted by the authors, there were some remarkably livable public spaces in the district on the contrary to the general situation of underused spaces. With further analysis of these spaces, it is claimed that there are two models of livability of public spaces in Nasr City; formal initiatives and temporal acts. This paper aims at investigating the two management models through investigating the provided commodity each model serves in relation to community's needs, their governance models, the beneficiaries, and the time usages. To propose an integrated model that fulfills the needs of the community and enhances the livability of middle income neighborhoods. This shall be achieved through spaces' mapping and observations as well as interviews and questionnaires of the different stakeholders.

Keywords: Integrated Model, Livability, Public Spaces, Community needs, Demand and Supply, Social Spaces, Nasr City

Suggested Citation

Keleg, Merham and Abdel Latif, Marwa and Salheen, Mohamed, Towards an Integrated Model of Livability of Public Spaces in Middle Income Neighborhoods (November 24, 2017). 1st International Conference on Towards a Better Quality of Life, 2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3163048 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3163048

Merham Keleg (Contact Author)

Ain Shams University ( email )

Cairo
Egypt

Marwa Abdel Latif

Ain Shams University ( email )

Cairo
Egypt

Mohamed Salheen

Ain Shams University - Department of Urban Planning and Design ( email )

Cairo
Egypt

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