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An interdisciplinary debate on project perspectives

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the sample

From: Left open spaces—light shafts in Iran and side setbacks in Japan: a socio-spatial approach to study awareness in open spaces in urban residential blocks

Location of buildings

Shiraz (District no. 6)

Sapporo (Central Ward)

Northern part of the building plot in general

No provision

Maximum BCR

60%

Category 1 Residential

60%

50%

Residential

 

30–35%

Commercial

80%

Maximum FAR and number of floors

120% 4 floors

Category 1 Residential

Residential

Commercial

200%

300%

200% 5 floors

240%

Minimum

Setbacks/distance between buildings

Minimum 1.5-m wide and 10 sq. meter for backyards for the purpose of providing lighta

No minimum side setback

1–1.5 m side setbacks in Category 1 and 2 Low-rise Exclusive Residential

  1. aEng. Najafi, District 6 Technical Executive, Shiraz Municipality – Interview dated 15 Sep. 2014