Block Level Social Contacts in Low-Cost Flats
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This study evaluates the spatial properties of flats blocks, where daily social interactions often take place, in order to identify socially encouraging layouts. It attempts to establish any significant relationship between the spatial properties of flats layouts and the local network of social relations among the residents. It employed network mapping to measure social contact sizes and utilized syntactical software to compare visibility and integration levels of various flats configurations. Findings showed a possible relationship between flats' spatial properties and the size of social contacts.
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