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Public space is becoming the focus of urban studies, as it holds the influential potential to create resilient cities. This research explores the significant capability of urban growth generators to create socio-economic centralities in Large-Scale Housing's public space.
Our main objective is to understand the evolution of the socio-economic state in the public space of large housing in Algiers, from underprivileged settlements to socio-economic centers that contribute to the growth of the city, and to understand the role of urban growth generators (walkability, accessibility, commercial clusters) in impacting the development of centrality in the influence area.
To address this objective, we focused primarily on agent-based modeling, as it perfectly captures the complex interactions between multiple generators of incremental growth.
The model is built based on quantitative data provided by the National Center for Trade Registration (C.N.R.C.), which contains the number of active retailers and population growth rate, as well as qualitative data assessed through surveys that give us an insight into the local community, additionally GIS of the influence area, including road networks, land use, public facilities, etc.
Moreover, this ABM model explains the transition from (decline period) to (prosperity phase) by analyzing the socio-economic interaction network between human agents (residents/visitors) and physical agents (stores and public facilities). These interactions evolve into preferences, which we modeled in the form of scenarios to predict annual socio-economic changes.
Our results indicate that accessibility is associated with an increased level of pedestrian traffic.
Furthermore, if this level of pedestrian traffic meets improvements in walkability, it encourages new retail establishments to invest in these public spaces, and they gradually become centralities.
Our study highlights the important contribution of improving accessibility patterns, walkability, and commercial clustering in order to keep public spaces vibrant and contribute to their potential growth and openness to the outside world.
In conclusion, urban growth generators are indeed essential drivers of economic development and social cohesion in large-scale housing’s public spaces, which should be taken into consideration in future urban planning and city renewal schemes.
References
Books:
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Chapters in Books:
Marinov, M. (2016). Chapter 3: New Urbanism and Its Impact on Social and Economic Development in Urban Planning for the New Economy.
Book Chapters:
Martinez, J. (2013). Chapter 2: The Influence of Collective Housing on Social Behavior in Socio-Spatial Dynamics and Urban Development.
Journal Articles:
Banister, D., Watson, S., & Wood, C., 1997. Sustainable cities: Transport, energy, and urban form. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design, 24(1), pp. 125-143.
Robson, B., & McKeen, D. (2003). Urban Sociology: Theories and Realities. Oxford University Press.
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Other documents:
National Center for Trade Registration (C.N.R.C.), 2023. Number of Active Retailers of Algiers in 2024 and 1970, available As PDF.
National Office of Statistics (O.N.S.), 2024. Population Growth Rate of Algiers in 2024 and 1970 PDF
| Keywords | Public space;growth generators; centrality; large housing; agent-based modeling (ABM). |
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| Best Congress Paper Award | Yes |
