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SOCIO CULTURAL BASIS OF COMMUNITY DESIGN Flashcards

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The idea that the built environment should provide its user with enriching their opportunities by maximizing the degree of choice available

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Responsive Environment

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It is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment

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Urban

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These are customs lifestyle and values that characterized a society or group

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Sociocultural factor

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Include concepts of beauty, education, language, law and political religion, social organization, technology, and mayerial culture, values and attitude

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Cultural Aspects

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Includes reference, groups, family, role and status in society, time and available resources

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Social Aspect

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It is the lens through which people experience and make meaning in their experiences in and with place

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Sense of Place

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It is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area

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Conurbation

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These are the outskirts of urban area

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Suburban

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It is the design or use of signs and symbols to communicate a message to a specific group, usually for the purpose of marketing or a kind of advocacy

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Signage

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It is the green part of the city that weaves throughout — in the form of urban parks.

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Landscape

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These are the most pronounced element of urban design, they shape and articulate spaces by forming street wall of the city.

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Buildings

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The place where people come together to enjoy the city and each other, it is also known as the “living room of the city”

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Public Space

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Green space or open space reserve, protected areas of undeveloped landscape

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Green Areas

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It is an outdoor area provided for children to play on, especially at school or public park

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Play Ground

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Physical qualities which relate to the attributes of identity and structure in the mental image

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Imageability

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It is the art of science of planning, designing, and erecting buildings, has a major role in shaping of the environment and the society

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Architecture

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It is built upon the principle that involving the people and/or end user in the planning, designing, and building process with yield more positive results of the end product

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Community Architecture

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It is defined as a representation of the relationship of the community stakeholder’s perspective to the processes and data that support them

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Community Architecture Framework for Designing Sustainable Communities

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It is defined as an architect working in consultation with local inhabitants in designing housing and other amenities

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Community Architect

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It is relating to or involving combination of social and cultural factors.

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Socio-cultural

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It include concepts of beauty, education, language, law and politics, religion, social organizations, technology and material culture, values and attitude

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Cultural aspects

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It include reference, groups, family, role and statues in society

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Social factors

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It refers to a point of view that is built upon the idea that society and culture are major factors influencing personal development

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Sociocultural perspective

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Sociocultural factors

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Demographic Structure
Ethno-Linguistic Characteristics
Social Structure
Inheritance system
Religious beliefs and practices
Individual and Group attitudes
History

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He introduced the concept “Advocacy and Pluralism in Planning”

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Paul Davidoff

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10 ways to evaluate experience in Urban Design

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Sense of Meaning
Sense of Place
Sense of Structure
Sense of Unfolding
Sense of Transparency
Fit
Adaptability
Access
Responsibilty
Certainty

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A building that is used for commercial use

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Commercial Building

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It is a type of urban development that blends residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or industrial uses

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Mixed-used development

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These are buildings relating to or believinf in a religion

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Religious Building

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It is a building, designed for people to live in

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Residential Building

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It is an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people

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Hospital

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It is a society or organization founded for a religious, educational, social, or similar purpose

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Institute

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It is an open urban public space or gathering space such as a city square

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Plaza

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Green space or open space reserve, protected areas of undeveloped landscape

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Green Areas

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It is an outdoor area provided for children to play on

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Play Grounds

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It is a large public green area in a town used for recreation

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Parks

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It is a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles

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Square

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It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in the central business district and is most often used in reference to retailing and socializing

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Main street

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Frequently used for the street name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the UK

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High street

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Often used for the main street of a town or village

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Fore Street

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It is normally a bridge for motor vehicles to pass over other road or rail traffic

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Overpass

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It is usually used for long or high bridges for traffic

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Skyway

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A type of large road, usually running through a city

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Boulevard

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It is traditionally a straight route with a line of trees or large shrubs running along each side

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Avenue

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It is a long, open, level area, usually next to a river or large body of water, where people may walk

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Esplanade

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A narrow passageway between or behind buildings

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Alley

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It is a main road especially one connecting major town or cities

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Highway

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It is a high-capacity urban road

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Arterial

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It is a low-to-moderate-capacity road which serves to move traffic from local streets to arterial roads

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Collector/Distributor

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A local road that runs parallel to an expressway

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Access/Local Road

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It is a wide way leading from one place to another

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Roads

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It is a bridge designed for pedestrians

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Foot over bridge

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It is a component of an automobile located on the interior just above the windshield

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Sun visor

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They are designed with a hinged flap that is adjustable to help shade the eyes of drivers and passengers from the glare of sunlight

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Passenger shade

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It is a form of rail transport consisting of a series of vehicles that usually runs along a rail track to transport cargo or passengers

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Train

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It is a road vehicle designed to carry many passengers

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Bus

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An automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled

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Taxi

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It is used to perform a public service or intended for use by the general public

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Public Transport

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It is a road vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine

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Motorized/automobile

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It is a car operated but not owned by a railroad

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Private Transport

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It is a small park accessible to the public

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Pocket Park

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It is the original landscape that exists before it is acted upon by human culture

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Naturalistically

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A landscape that are made artificially

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Formally ordered

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Principles of Composition

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Contrast (variety)
Proportion (relationship)
Scale (size,magnitude)
Balance (equilibrium)
Rhythm (repetition)
Unity (harmony)
Character (expressiveness)

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It is the most sustainable form of living

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Walkable places

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Urban design significance

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Good to live
Attractive
Essential in creating community identity
May contribute to a reduction in crime

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