Fertile ground for community: Inner-city neighborhood common spaces
Fertile ground for community: Inner-city neighborhood common spaces
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1022294028903
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
影响因子：
3.1
通讯作者：
Brunson, L
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作者：
Kuo, FE;Sullivan, WC;Brunson, L
研究表明，邻里社会关系（NSTs）的形成可能在很大程度上取决于非正式的社会接触，发生在邻里公共空间，并在市中心的社区，公共空间往往是贫瘠的无人区，树木和草地的存在支持公共空间的使用和非正式的社会接触之间的邻居。我们发现，145个城市公共住房居民随机分配到28个建筑相同的建筑物，在公共空间的植被水平预测使用的公共空间和NST;进一步使用公共空间介导的植被和NST之间的关系。此外，植被和NST与居民的安全感和适应感显著相关。这些研究结果表明，公共空间的使用和特点可能会在社区的自然增长中发挥至关重要的作用，改善公共空间可能是一个特别富有成效的重点，为社区组织努力在市中心的街区。
Research suggests that the formation of neighborhood social ties (NSTs) may substantially depend on the informal social contact which occurs in neighborhood common spaces, and that in inner-city neighborhoods where common spaces are often barren no-man's lands, the presence of trees and grass supports common space use and informal social contact among neighbors. We found that for 145 urban public housing residents randomly assigned to 28 architecturally identical buildings, levels of vegetation in common spaces predict both use of common spaces and NSTs; further use of common spaces mediated the relationship between vegetation and NSTs. In addition, vegetation and NSTs were significantly related to residents' senses of safety and adjustment. These findings suggest that the use and characteristics of common spaces may play a vital role in the natural growth of community, and that improving common spaces may be an especially productive focus for community organizing efforts in inner-city neighborhoods.