Urban Design is in essence the process associated with creating
better places for people.
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Urban activity can be defined as creating better places for
people in which things are happening or being done. Urban activity
can be defined as creating better places for people in which things
are happening or being done.
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The more time people spend outdoors, the more frequently they
meet and the more they talk. Chart plotting the relationship
between the number of outdoor activities and frequency of
interactions. Need for creating PLACES
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An ordinary day on an ordinary street. Pedestrians pass on the
sidewalks, children play near front doors, people sit on benches
and steps, the postman makes his rounds with the mail, two
passers-by greet on the sidewalk, two mechanics repair a car,
groups engage in conversation. This mix of outdoor activities is
influenced by a number of conditions. Physical environment is one
of the factors: a factor that influences the activities to a
varying degree and in many different ways.
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Necessary Activity
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Optional Activity
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Social(resultant) activity
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Illustration based on chart from Jan Gehl, Cities for People,
2011
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The main question to answer is how do you design places that
advance from Low quality to High quality?
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1. Busy movement 2. Leisure B A a b
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Urban Plazas & Optional Activities ~ High quality built
environment
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TRANSITIONAL NECCESSARY
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TRANSITIONAL NECCESSARY
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TRANSITIONAL NECCESSARY SOCIAL
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TRANSITIONAL
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SOCIAL
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NECCESSARY
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Necessary Activity takes place due to infrastructure and does
not necessarily depend on the built Environment
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Optional Activity takes place due to public social realm and
does depend on the built Environment
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Social(resultant) Activity is in direct relevancy to Optional
Activity and hence is related to the built Environment
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These modules can be replicated in Urban Design to enhance
spaces promoting Optional Activities and thereby creating better
PLACES
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For creating better Urban Spaces in our cities, there is a need
to build spaces which promote Optional Activities
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Increasing Optional Activities will itself lead to the increase
in Social Activity.