Abstract

20Jan 2017 THE ROLE OF COMMERCIAL STREETS AS A CHANNEL OF MOVEMENT IN RELATING TO THE SENSE OF PLACE Musaab Sami Al-Obeidy and Shuhana Shamsuddin. Assistant Lecturer, Department of Architectural Engineering - Cihan University, Sulaimaniya. Professor, Department of Civil Engineering (Built Environment) - University Technology Malaysia.

Highlights

  • This means that priority is given to the function of the streets as a channel of movement for motor vehicles

  • Does Nineveh Street have a role as a channel of movement in giving the sense of place to Mosul City

  • Sense of place is defined as the qualities that differentiate between one place and another

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Introduction

This means that priority is given to the function of the streets as a channel of movement for motor vehicles. Does Nineveh Street have a role as a channel of movement in giving the sense of place to Mosul City. The objective of the study is to examine the role of Nineveh Street in terms of movement and determine the travel mode used by people to move from one place to another in order to establish the role of Nineveh Street in giving the sense of place to Mosul City Centre in. This paper has adopted the mixed mode method. It used 330 questionnaire surveys which were designed to provide quantitative data, as well as 30 interviews and direct observation as a qualitative method. Sense of place is defined as the qualities that differentiate between one place and another The focus will be upon the qualities of the street which make it a channel of movement

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