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Table 2 Redevelopment guidelines and recommended actions for enhancing social sustainability in urban neighborhood

From: Assessing the effect of urban form on social sustainability: a proposed ‘Integrated Measuring Tools Method’ for urban neighborhoods in Dubai

 

Design strategies/guidelines

Recommended actions

1

Increasing density

Applying infill strategy-taking advantage of vacant plots (increasing the FAR and the gross population density to be from 40 to 50 pph)

2

Redefining the land-use plan

Providing suitable locational distribution of a mixture of needed local services and amenities

3

Diversifying housing types

Adding different sizes of apartments and housing units to the exiting mono housing category

4

Integrating street networks

Connecting the dead-end streets with nearest streets but for only pedestrian and cycling movements

Restraining car-movements

5

Diversifying movement modes

Adding cycling infrastructures

Improving pedestrian network

Improving access to public transport nodes

6

Improving accessibilities

Reconsidering access of people with special needs, elderly, etc

Improving quality of services

Enhancing walkability and bikeability

7

Adapting urban landscape

Mitigating the effect of the outdoor temperature (through various shading strategies)

Improving pedestrian walkways design

Improving street furniture (setting benches, etc.)

8

Enhancing and diversifying

Amenities and services

Decentralizing services

Diversifying services

Improving quality of services