Urban Morphology vs. Social Cohesion: a Study of Two Neighbourhoods in New Borg Al-Arab City, Egypt

Morsy, Doaa and Al-Hagla, Khalid and Fikry, Mohamed (2023) Urban Morphology vs. Social Cohesion: a Study of Two Neighbourhoods in New Borg Al-Arab City, Egypt. LET IT GROW, LET US PLAN, LET IT GROW. Nature-based Solutions for Sustainable Resilient Smart Green and Blue Cities. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2023, 28th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 907-917. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Physically and socially, cities are tied together through neighbourhoods that make up their urban fabric. This research hypothesizes that the levels of Social Cohesion in a specific neighbourhood will differ based on the Neighbourhood’s Physical Characteristics. This aspect is crucial for politicians responsible for new urban communities in Egypt. The main contribution of this research is to propose and test a model for comparing the levels of Social cohesion in various neighbourhoods. This is done through mixed research methods ranging from a qualitative stage including the literature review of the main neighbourhood design characteristics and social cohesion domains to a quantitative stage including statistical analysis for two neighbourhoods in New Borg Al-Arab City that differ from each other in their Morphological pattern. The data collected from the questionnaire were analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS V26). Regarding the investigation of the main variables, this research concluded that there are significant differences in neighbourhood morphology between the two neighbourhoods, while there were no significant differences in social cohesion between the two neighbourhoods. And this result differs when investigating the subdimensions of the model, where there are significant differences in the levels of some of the subdimensions of Social Cohesion between the two neighbourhoods.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Street system, Block system, Design Constraints, Social Cohesion, Neighbourhood Morphology
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Depositing User:	REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited:	03 Oct 2023 08:35
Last Modified:	04 Oct 2023 17:41
URI:	http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/1003

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