The Effect of

Environmental
Factors on
Sociopetality of
Urban Spaces
Co | Matanguihan | Miramon | Lao
keywords
Sociopetality
Urban Spaces
Environmental Factors
Location and Context
Physical and Spatial Features
Function and Usage
Quality of Sociopetality
OBJECTIVES
▫ Understand the concept and shed
light on its different facets in order
to create sociopetal spaces
▫ Analyse successful urban spaces
according to location and context,
physical and spatial features, and
function and usage
 To understand the concept and the different facets of
sociopetality in urban spaces, it was classified into three
METHODOLOGY aspects which includes human, environment and
meaning/perception. The first aspect encompasses the
characteristics (personal and social attributes) of the people
who are present in the space as interpreters. The
environmental aspects are determined by the designers and
urban planners as it includes the factors that correspond to
the characteristics of the space. Environment aspects can
facilitate or inhibit human behavior. Meaning and perceptual
aspects can be found within the spiritual and subjective
characteristic of the space.
A model is then proposed which includes all the important
parameters of sociopetality in public urban spaces. It draws
the line between sociopetality and other similar concepts
UNDERSTANDING
THE RESULTS
 The study examines environmental factors and other parameters
that affect sociopetality and different aspects such as the nature
of a human, the environment, and the meanings and perceptions
ENVIRONMENTAL that a person might create towards his/her society.
FACTORS
a. LOCATION- being located on the paths of everyday activity patterns and
greatest land use diversity (Chidister, 1986) are the main contributors to
successful urban spaces.
b. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE-if the physical and visual connections
between an urban park (such as a square) and the traffic spaces surrounding
it (such as streets) are easier to access and more comfortable to use, the
more likely people will be to move between them.
c. FUNCTION AND USAGE- Functional centrality in these spaces
encourages use by diverse groups. Functional centrality refers to the ease of
access to common facilities for a group of people, the frequency with which
people use them, and the amount of time they spend in them.
*Suitable spatial organization remains one of the most important social factors
of urban spaces.
MAIN ASPECTS a. Physical Presence
OF Refers to the factors that influence either sociofugality or
sociopetality. It is stated that people rarely tend to pause in a vast and
SOCIOPETALITY undefined space. That is why main area in successful spaces is divided into
IN URBAN sub-spaces using differences in levels or elements like gardens, decorative
fences and furniture.
SPACES:
b. Social Presence
The size of urban spaces should also be proportional to the social
life that is flowing there. The space should be able to handle most daily and
weekly events and should not be overly large; its popularity depends on
centralized and thriving activities and dynamic, joyful experiences (Lennard,
1993).
IN CONCLUSION

To achieve a successful sociopetality in an urban

space, there should be a true balance between environmental
factors and human interactions to create a lively and dynamic
space that enhances visual and auditory interactions, leading into
meaningful moments of social and environmental connection.

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