Toward A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating the Quality of Urban Open Spaces

Urban open spaces have frequently been a vital destination for people to connect with one another. The efficiency of urban depends on their social, health, environmental, and economic benefits. However, little attention has given the impact relationship between spatial environment social interactions quality be vibrant responding change in users’ needs. This study examines integration placemaking space syntax approaches where overlapping relationships aspects are found. aims extract conceptual framework specific stages that can followed evaluating “quality” then enhance weaknesses. Thus, it is direct designers’ rediscovering recreational uses these according people’s needs configurations. De Lesseps Bay project Port Said city, Egypt, was firstly analyzed through quantitative method using tool “DepthmapX” understand decisions behaviors based selected indicators, secondly qualitative face-to-face interviews field observations checklists place Pareto principle scoring system. findings revealed indicators as most needed factors users such attractiveness, vitality, clustered integrated activities, visual appeal, safety, connectivity, accessibility. relations directly affected “access image” “comfort attributes approach, well indirectly “uses activities” “sociability” attributes. paper suggests expanding concept include comprehensive principles creating continue community renewal other things an environment.