24th ISUF International Conference 27th-29th September 2017 City and territory in the Globalization Age Conference proceedings

Morphological and functional attributes of preferred urban public spaces in province

Pablo Martí, Leticia Serrano-Estrada, Almudena Nolasco-Cirugeda 'HSDUWDPHQWRGH(GL¿FDFLyQ\8UEDQLVPR8QLYHUVLGDGGH$OLFDQWH$OLFDQWH6SDLQ (PDLOSDEORPDUWL#XDHVOHWLFLDVHUUDQR#XDHVDOPXGHQDQRODVFR#XDHV

Abstract. Understanding the role of urban public spaces in today’s historic Spanish Mediterranean cities is a key issue for researchers and urban professionals. Increasingly, social media showcases users’ preferences, a trend that can provide an indication as to why some urban public spaces are preferred over others. This research focuses on the study of morphological and functional attributes of preferred urban public spaces in historic cities of the (). Two main objectives are pursued: to describe urban morphological features of preferred plazas within the city; and, to identify functional patterns taking into account building uses and activities found in these public spaces. Eight plazas, selected from a previous study using Foursquare social media data, were used as a case study. The research PHWKRGRORJ\ LQYROYHG WKH VSDWLDO GH¿QLWLRQ RI WKH SOD]D IROORZHG E\ DQ analysis of each plaza’s morphological and functional attributes. The results demonstrate that the preferred urban spaces have in common more functional WKDQPRUSKRORJLFDOFKDUDFWHULVWLFVJRRGDFFHVVLELOLW\JURXQGÀRRUDFWLYLWLHV and presence of landmark buildings.

Keywords: Public space; plaza; livable spaces; social spaces; social networks

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