Abstract
Public spaces in cities have long been the basis used for the expression of cultural values and social relations. Cultural and social systems have an old two-sided relation. This means that the establishment and continuity of social relationships strengthen the values and norms; on the other hand, culture determines the conditions and the formation of social relationships. Therefore, to create a bonding connection between people and the city, urban public spaces are the focal points which still need to be noticed more effectively by designers and managers. There are components which help the designers design more efficient urban public spaces and, as a consequence, there will be more vitality in cities. In today conditions, sustainability issues, as the solutions of having better future conditions, can considerably affect these components and give the society the opportunity of having more capable public spaces. Sum of studies in the field of sustainability and the subsequent sustainable public spaces researches mainly express three components of environment, economy and society, among which environment section is more significant than two others, so that the importance of climatic design components has been tangibly noted in public space designing. The aim of this paper is reviewing urban public spaces and sustainability notions and, as the result, reaching to some instructions for designing sustainable urban public spaces which have important impacts on these types of places. By doing this, not only the possibility of getting closer to the identity of cities, but also the necessary ground for the strong presence of sustainable urban public spaces in cities, are provided. The research method is descriptive-analytic and library research method is used for data collecting.
Highlights
IntroductionIn sustainable development topics, most emphasis was on economic and environmental issues and social issues were less important but these days social sustainability is one important aspect of sustainable development alongside economic and environmental dimensions in the cities, which can shape the basis of a sustainable city in which citizens can live together in harmony based on their participation, sense of belonging, civil society, identity, etc
Sum of studies in the field of sustainability and the subsequent sustainable public spaces researches mainly express three components of environment, economy and society, among which environment section is more significant than two others, so that the importance of climatic design components has been tangibly noted in public space designing
In sustainable development topics, most emphasis was on economic and environmental issues and social issues were less important but these days social sustainability is one important aspect of sustainable development alongside economic and environmental dimensions in the cities, which can shape the basis of a sustainable city in which citizens can live together in harmony based on their participation, sense of belonging, civil society, identity, etc
Summary
In sustainable development topics, most emphasis was on economic and environmental issues and social issues were less important but these days social sustainability is one important aspect of sustainable development alongside economic and environmental dimensions in the cities, which can shape the basis of a sustainable city in which citizens can live together in harmony based on their participation, sense of belonging, civil society, identity, etc. The city's public spaces, as they belong to all citizens and they can have access to these places without any discriminations (gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic level) and limitations, can play a very important role in social sustainability Such areas cause social interactions as prerequisite of convergence, sense of belonging and participation, and in consequence, social sustainability as an undeniable necessity in the continuity of sustainable urban development. As it will become clear later, in this article, public space as a container for community relations at every level of the society, and the people and social relations as its forming elements are assumed Features such as creating identity in the space, generating a sense of place and belonging to the space, flexibility and enhancing environmental quality can be effective in stability of space. The research method is descriptive-analytic and library research method is used for data collecting
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