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User activities and the heterogeneity of urban space: The case of Dahiyat Al Hussein park
- Source :
- Frontiers of Architectural Research, Vol 9, Iss 4, Pp 837-857 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- Urban researchers have maintained a constant interest in the complexity and continuity of urban space usage. Some have applied actor–network theory (ANT) to investigate the heterogeneity of spaces and present them through the networks of their users’ activities. However, these accounts are predominantly limited in examining the extent to which these spaces may be heterogeneous when exploring such networks. This paper draws on recent ANT scholarship, which employs an ethnographic research conducted in a main park in a housing project at Dahiyat Al Hussein in Amman, Jordan. The findings describe the complex and unpredictable negotiations that occur within spaces by documenting the varieties and interrelations among user activity networks within this common and shared urban space. This research reveals the extent to which spaces, parks in this case, may be heterogeneous by unpacking their usage. The conclusions and insights assert the necessity of paying attention to design detail and creating designs that are responsive to evolving user activities.
- Subjects :
- Unpacking
Archeology
Actor–network theory
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0211 other engineering and technologies
0507 social and economic geography
User activity networks
02 engineering and technology
Space heterogeneity
Architecture
Ethnography
Regional science
Sociology
Spatial translations
Relational patterns
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05 social sciences
021107 urban & regional planning
Building and Construction
Urban Studies
Negotiation
Scholarship
Al Hussein
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050703 geography
Urban space
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Details
- ISSN :
- 20952635
- Volume :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers of Architectural Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....7978952b3ba6e00050c3f862cb88a989