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Are you interested in how urban planning can improve lifestyles?

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Summary of the article titled Role of urban planning standards in improving lifestyle in a sustainable system from 2023 by Abdullah Addas, published in the Sustainability journal.

This is a great preparation to our next interview with Amir Hussain in episode 206 talking about improving the urban experience through social approaches.

Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see how new indicators measure urbanization developments regarding land use and neighbourhoods. This article proposes urban planning standards and transitions to improve the living quality in a sustainable residential area.

As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects:

1. There is a critical need for comprehensive urban planning standards to address the lack of essential services in residential areas, improving living and health conditions.
2. Focusing on creating a sustainable and compact urban model that prioritises green spaces and public services can prevent suburban sprawl.
3. Integrating green spaces into urban development is important to balance between built-up areas and accessible green spaces, enhancing urban living quality.

You can find the article through this link.

Abstract: The current study aims to propose urban planning standards and urban sustainability transitions to improve the living quality in a sustainable residential area. The planning of urban standards plays a vital role in improving the quality of living in any city. We present the intensity of land exploitation per inhabitant and the social infrastructure to determine a reasonable relationship between the housing development and the green spaces, type of services and indicators by considering the minimum requirement in establishing new sustainable systems and infrastructures. The research provides an in-depth analysis of urbanization developments through various indicators and addresses the exploitation of land use and the future of neighborhoods. New indicators have been developed, which include: the demographic indicators of demand for basic educational infrastructure depending on the current forecast; indicators to determine the exact space required for new infrastructure; academic indicators for each age group (i.e., nursery, preschool, junior and senior); and the minimum required urban green spaces (i.e., public parks, recreational areas and housing developments). The paper compares the proposed required areas and the standard area requirement according to the number of residents per hectare. It also considers the weighted average number of stories to the shared area in a plot. The research also develops a relationship between the proposed development intensity and the percentage share in the plot area, which provides the built-up area and the green area with leisure facilities. Then, we present the share in the plot area, calculated according to current indicators.

Connecting episodes you might be interested in:

• No.162 – Interview with Warren Hill about the role of standards;
• 173R_Comparative analysis of standardized indicators for Smart sustainable cities;

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