Streets determine the spatial characteristics of a city and are its most important element. They retain their unique identity by depicting their own sense of place and provide psychological and functional meaning to p...Streets determine the spatial characteristics of a city and are its most important element. They retain their unique identity by depicting their own sense of place and provide psychological and functional meaning to people＇s lives. Traditional streets, located in the heart of a city and where religious buildings are situated, are visited by numerous pilgrims daily and should be assessed for their physical features and spatial qualities. This study aims to investigate the character of one of such streets, Yishram Bazaar Street, which is a commercial street where the famous Dwarkadhish temple of Mathura is located. This study, therefore, aspires to uncover the spatial qualities of the street in terms of its physical characteristics based on the tool given by Reid Ewing, Clemente, and Handy, which includes imageability, enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity, and to establish the relevance of these qualities in Indian religious streets. The methods used for data collection are literature reviews, on-site documentation （field notes, photographs, and videos）, visual assessment, and questionnaire surveys.展开更多
This study investigates the effect of house-types on the assessment of residential quality in Osogbo, Nigeria. Through a questionnaire survey, this study employs a stratified systematic sampling method to select 406 ...This study investigates the effect of house-types on the assessment of residential quality in Osogbo, Nigeria. Through a questionnaire survey, this study employs a stratified systematic sampling method to select 406 （10%） households from three （3） major residential districts of Osogbo. Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance （ANOVA）. The study showed that 80% and 14.8% of the respondents live in contemporary vernacular houses, that is, the ＂face-me-i-face-you＂ house, and western apartment houses, respectively. Meanwhile 2.5%, 1.5%, and 1.2% of the respondents live in duplexes, single family houses, and traditional courtyard dwellings, respectively. This result suggests that in Osogbo, the Yoruba traditional courtyard house-type is gradually being replaced by the contemporary vernacular house and the western apartment house-type. Confirming the linear relationship and level of significance among the variables, the ANOVA Test F-value is 2.17 （where p〈0.05 probability level）, which indicates that house-type significantly affects the assessment of residential quality in Osogbo. The need for the government and others involved in housing delivep/to consider the appropriate house-types for and residential preferences of end-users within different sub-cultures when planning for future housing in Nigeria is highlighted.展开更多
文摘Streets determine the spatial characteristics of a city and are its most important element. They retain their unique identity by depicting their own sense of place and provide psychological and functional meaning to people＇s lives. Traditional streets, located in the heart of a city and where religious buildings are situated, are visited by numerous pilgrims daily and should be assessed for their physical features and spatial qualities. This study aims to investigate the character of one of such streets, Yishram Bazaar Street, which is a commercial street where the famous Dwarkadhish temple of Mathura is located. This study, therefore, aspires to uncover the spatial qualities of the street in terms of its physical characteristics based on the tool given by Reid Ewing, Clemente, and Handy, which includes imageability, enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity, and to establish the relevance of these qualities in Indian religious streets. The methods used for data collection are literature reviews, on-site documentation （field notes, photographs, and videos）, visual assessment, and questionnaire surveys.
文摘This study investigates the effect of house-types on the assessment of residential quality in Osogbo, Nigeria. Through a questionnaire survey, this study employs a stratified systematic sampling method to select 406 （10%） households from three （3） major residential districts of Osogbo. Data are analyzed using descriptive statistics and one-way analysis of variance （ANOVA）. The study showed that 80% and 14.8% of the respondents live in contemporary vernacular houses, that is, the ＂face-me-i-face-you＂ house, and western apartment houses, respectively. Meanwhile 2.5%, 1.5%, and 1.2% of the respondents live in duplexes, single family houses, and traditional courtyard dwellings, respectively. This result suggests that in Osogbo, the Yoruba traditional courtyard house-type is gradually being replaced by the contemporary vernacular house and the western apartment house-type. Confirming the linear relationship and level of significance among the variables, the ANOVA Test F-value is 2.17 （where p〈0.05 probability level）, which indicates that house-type significantly affects the assessment of residential quality in Osogbo. The need for the government and others involved in housing delivep/to consider the appropriate house-types for and residential preferences of end-users within different sub-cultures when planning for future housing in Nigeria is highlighted.
