Open AccessStudy of public space activities in the main corridor of J. City Estate, Medan City, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Destanul Aulia,
Lidya Nathasia Napitupulu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/452/1/012097
Subject(s) - public space , typology , space (punctuation) , housing estate , public housing , real estate , estate , pedestrian , public relations , geography , sociology , business , architectural engineering , transport engineering , computer science , civil engineering , political science , engineering , finance , operating system , archaeology
Humans in their lives will not be separated from social interaction and the place interact is public space. The density of a city due to development has limited public space existence. Public space in private housing is a place for social interaction of urban residents. One of the public space is the corridor. Public space itself has a variety of characteristics, there are many activities that occur in the public space and users of public spaces are important to be discussed. There are three variables in this study, that are: elements that is forming public space (comfort and image, access and linkage, uses and activity, socialibity), typology of activities (important activities, optional activities, social activities), and elements activities (street vendors, parking, pedestrians). The method used for this study is a qualitative-descriptive method. This method is carried out by observation, documenting and sketching, and illustrating its mapping with behavioral mapping, then conducting interviews with users and visitors. All data obtained will be processed and summarized in descriptive writing. The results of this study indicate that public space activities in housing become a place of choice or activity for residents of housing and residents outside the housing.