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An Analysis of Relationship between the Environment and User’s Behavior on Unimproved Streets: A Case Study of Da Nang City, Vietnam
- Source :
- Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 1, p 83 (2018), Sustainability, Volume 11, Issue 1
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2018.
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Abstract
- One of the most insoluble problems confronted by urban areas in developing countries is the shortage of open space<br />street space allows daily human activities, promotes social interaction, and is seen as a precondition for the sustainable development of the community. Although some seemingly public space is also built up in Vietnam, street space is often where resident&rsquo<br />s go to perform activities. This research aims at studying behaviors of users in old street space and the interaction with existing physical settings<br />as an input to future renovation and the development of street space in a manner that respects the cultural and social context of the Vietnamese people. User&rsquo<br />s behaviors in streets and physical characteristics of space were collected and processed in accordance with theories of behavior setting and proxemics using some methods including place-centered behavioral mapping (PcBM) and visual encounter surveys (VES). The analysis showed that three types of behavior, including (1) Type A where various frequent activities occurred, (2) Type B which discouraged most human activities, and (3) Type C where neither frequent nor infrequent behaviors can represent environmental behavior patterns in the old street spaces of Vietnam and for each of these types of patterns improvements have been proposed by organizing street and pavements layouts detailed in this paper. The proposed improvements are based on the relationship between human behaviors and properties of the street space to assist designers, administers, and authorities in renovating and developing better and more sustainable street space.
- Subjects :
- Vietnamese
Geography, Planning and Development
0211 other engineering and technologies
behavior setting
TJ807-830
02 engineering and technology
010501 environmental sciences
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Space (commercial competition)
TD194-195
Human behavior
01 natural sciences
Renewable energy sources
Proxemics
Public space
GE1-350
Sociology
Marketing
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Sustainable development
Environmental effects of industries and plants
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
unimproved street
Social environment
021107 urban & regional planning
environmental behavior
Social relation
language.human_language
Environmental sciences
language
proxemics
Danang
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20711050
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Sustainability
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fd1a3805a3fd5111c717c865beefe6ad