Abstract
The role of space and neighbourhood layout in the creation of local communities have been less well undersrtood. Research has developed indices for evaluating the sense of community and social life, but has not focused on the significance of neighbourhoods. Sense of community and social life are related to social cohesion, areas of inquiry in sociology, psychology and the built environment. Social life studies focus on city centers or periphery areas; while sense of community studies of sociologists and psychologists focus on neighbourhoods. The role of the built environment on the sense of community and social life of neighbourhood however is less well understood. This paper explores the sense of community and social life of Gurunagar fishing neighbourhood and investigates how a particular fishing community plays a vital role in their own territory in terms of physical, social, economic and environmental aspects. It highlights its magnitude in achieving a successful neighbourhood. The research was conducted through observations, photographic surveys, spatial analysis, interviews and discussions with those who live in the selected case study area.
Highlights
Sense of community and social life are two key concepts of the built environment, which have been discussed with regard to the effect of the physical characteristics on the residents’ socializing patterns
Social life has been mostly discussed in the literature of the built environment discipline, whereas sense of community has been mostly the subject of several studies in disciplines such as sociology and psychology (Fig 1)
This study suggests that both concepts of social life and sense of community can be included in neighbourhood studies
Summary
Sense of community and social life are two key concepts of the built environment, which have been discussed with regard to the effect of the physical characteristics on the residents’ socializing patterns. Social life has been mostly discussed in the literature of the built environment discipline, whereas sense of community has been mostly the subject of several studies in disciplines such as sociology and psychology (Fig 1). Social life studies have mostly focused on city centres When it comes to residential environments, the number of these studies decreases dramatically and it can be considered as a gap in the literature of the built environment (Fig 1). The study will explore the established key theories around sense of community and social life from the built environment perspective and will investigate how the related theories can be applied to the neighbourhood environment. Physical characteristics in the neighbourhood environment can influence the ways in which residents in a neighbourhood environment feel a sense of community
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