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Lectures in Landscape and Urban Design

Urban Space

Urban Spaces Types

• Square
• Plaza
• Urban Street
• Shared Street
• Pedestrian Street

Urban Spaces Characteristics

• Dimensions (i.e. social, environmental, economic)
• Enclosure (poor, strong)
• Proportion and scale
• Contrast

Characteristics of Well-organized living spaces

• Giving people a sense of access, comfort, and joy
• Making successful vibrant, livable and people-oriented Places;
• Creating community pride
• Attracting and maintaining high quality investments
• Achieving urban regeneration,
• Economic development,
• Real social improvement and
• Sustainable urban areas

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Dr. Sherein El-Shahat