Recognition of Social Interactions in Urban Spaces as an Index for Social Sustainability

Authors : Soheila ZARE

Pages : 4128-4136

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Publication Date : 2015-05-13

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Abstract . Social debates are like new windows in reaching sustainable development and recently, social sustainability has attracted planners and policymakers’ attention as a significant and fundamental part of sustainable development. Social sustainability, in a qualitative concept, includes a wide range of indices and components. In the following research social interactions is being assessed as an index in social sustainability. Accordingly, urban spaces have significant roles in forming correlation and shaping people’s relations and they are considered as one of the most significant locations for forming social interactions. By referring to the experts’ opinions, the following research tries to study urban space content as a context for social interactions and as a result of its role in realization of social sustainability. The research results suggest that urban spaces are the center for relations and development in cities which have the potential to increase citizens’ social interactions level and by the capacity that it has in society dynamicity, it is a solution in accessing sustainability in social arena. This research method is qualitative which is carried out through studying documents, books, professional magazines, related research projects and World Wide Web.
Keywords : Sustainable development, social sustainability, social interactions, urban spaces

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