“YouWalk-UOS”–technology-enabled and user-centred assessment of urban open spaces

AM Salama, MP Patil - Open House International, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper introduces the YouWalk-UOS mobile application, a tool that
revolutionises the assessment of urban open spaces (UOS). The paper demonstrates how …

Residential satisfaction and quality of urban life: examining diverse housing environments

M Koçak Güngör, F Terzi - Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose As an important indicator of the quality of life of individuals, residential
environments are continuing to evolve, due to the rapidly changing production–consumption …

Evaluating the vitality of urban public spaces: perspectives on crowd activity and built environment

X Li, M Kozlowski, SA Salih, SB Ismail - Archnet-IJAR: International …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose In urban planning, sustainability is closely linked to the quality of urban public
spaces (UPS). However, some UPS encounter issues of low attractiveness and …

Knowledge spaces in architecture and urbanism–a preliminary five-year chronicle

AM Salama - Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Commemorating the 15th year anniversary of discourse, knowledge dissemination
in architecture and urbanism through the contributions published in Archnet-IJAR …

Quality analysis and categorisation of public space

M Lorenzo, ML Ríos-Rodríguez, E Suárez… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Public spaces are considered areas that promote users' physical and mental health. The
role of these people in public spaces makes it necessary to evaluate such areas. In this …

YouWalk-YouReclaim: a co-assessment approach for active university campus environments

MP Patil, AM Salama, J Arnfield… - Smart and Sustainable …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This article introduces the “YouWalk-YouReclaim” mobile application as a
transformative tool aimed at co-assessing and enhancing campus environments in a post …

A mobile application tool for co-assessing urban open spaces–a test case of the Grey's Monument, Newcastle, UK

AM Salama, MP Patil - Journal of Urban Design, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces a novel approach to evaluating urban open spaces (UOS) by
developing a mobile application, YouWalk-UOS. Overcoming current limitations and the …

Identifying key urban design attributes for enhanced sense of safety–the case of El-Sherouk city in Cairo

TF Aly, S Ehab, YA Lotfi - Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Safety, one of the basic human needs for existence, is a very important factor in
achieving a successful urban space. A lack of its presence could make it challenging for …

Evaluating public open spaces through the lively planning integrative perspective: a developing country context

P Ahirrao, S Khan - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022 - Springer
Public open spaces (POSs) provide a forum for social gathering, health, leisure, and
recreation opportunities for city dwellers. POSs are considered one of the city's essential …

Integrating technology into urban open space assessment: the 'YouWalk-UOS'approach

AM Salama, M Patil - European Journal of Geography, 2024 - eurogeojournal.eu
This article introduces the YouWalk-UOS mobile application that evaluates urban open
spaces (UOS) using functional, social, and perceptual dimensions. This app uses the Likert …