An Urban “Mixity”: Spatial Dynamics of Social Interactions and Human Behaviors in the Abese informal Quarter of La Dadekotopon, Ghana
An Urban “Mixity”: Spatial Dynamics of Social Interactions and Human Behaviors in the Abese informal Quarter of La Dadekotopon, Ghana
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城市“混合性”：加纳 La Dadekotopon 的 Abese 非正式街区社会互动和人类行为的空间动态
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10.3390/urbansci1020013
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2017
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M. Kita
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S. A. Okyere;S. Diko;M. Hiraoka;M. Kita
非正规住区是城市地区社会空间景观的一部分。然而，与社会方面相比，人们对它们的空间方面知之甚少。随着全球对可持续城市和包容性城市规划的关注，有必要关注人类行为和互动的空间动态，因为它们对非正式空间的可持续规划和设计具有影响。利用观察和绘图，本文强调了社会互动和人类行为的空间动态的土著居民区的Abese季度的La Dadekotopon，加纳。在空间上，该研究确定了一个分层的，不规则的，开放的道路和小巷系统，支持居民的日常生活。该地区存在一种“城市混合”的人类行为模式，这意味着居民在一天中的不同时间对非正式城市空间的社会和物理使用，以满足不同的需求。这在该地区创造了活跃的城市空间。这种非正式的城市空间是由城市的地理位置、自然特征、小气候以及居民的需求等因素造成的。本文认为，规划和设计的改进，整合，而不是取代，现有的地方物理特性，社会互动和人类行为，以保持当地的身份和维持城市生活。
Informal settlements form part of the socio-spatial landscape of urban areas. Yet little is known about their spatial aspects, compared to the social aspects. With global attention on sustainable cities and inclusive urban planning, there is a need to pay attention to the spatial dynamics of human behavior and interactions as they have ramifications for the sustainable planning and design of informal spaces. Using observation and mapping, this paper emphasizes the spatial dynamics of social interactions and human behavior in the indigenous settlement of the Abese quarter of La Dadekotopon, Ghana. Spatially, the study identifies a hierarchical, irregular, and open system of roads and alleys that support residents’ everyday life. An “urban mixity” pattern of human behavior exists in the quarter, which denotes the social and physical use of informal urban spaces by residents to fulfill different needs at various times of the day. This creates lively urban spaces within the quarter. The location and physical characteristics, microclimate, and residents’ needs have contributed to this kind of informal urban spaces. This paper argues for planning and design improvement that integrate, rather than supplant, existing local physical characteristics, social interactions and human behaviors to maintain local identity and sustain urban life.