THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL-PHYSICAL FACTORS ON PUBLIC HOUSING TRANSFORMATION IN TRIPOLI

Tareg Ramadan Ali bakra; Abubaker Omar. A Karit Alla; Ahmad Amer

doi:10.59743/aujas.v6i5.1440

Authors

Tareg Ramadan Ali bakra Faculty of Technical Engineering, Mesallata, Libya Author
Abubaker Omar. A Karit Alla 2Faculty of Engineering, Al-Khums, Elmergib University, Libya Author
Ahmad Amer Faculty of Engineering, Al-Khums, Elmergib University, Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59743/aujas.v6i5.1440

Keywords:

Libyan Public Housing Social-Physical, Housing Transformation

Abstract

Researchers have acknowledged that physical surroundings are a concrete manifestation of spatial organisation. Its arrangement outlines spatial relationship of social activity networks within housing units. In Libya, cities display minimal sensitivity to socio-physical attributes which affect public housing transformation. In order to focus on users’ transformations experience and emphasis on socio-physical environment influence. Public housing dwellers are surveyed to determine the socio-physical impact on housing transformations initiatives. The aim of this study is to develop a socio-physical responsive design framework for public housing projects based on user-initiated transformation experience. A survey is carried out among 304 households in twelve public housings areas in western Libya to evaluate users’ experience on the socio-physical model of housing transformation. Public housing such as neighbourhood influence, technology, plot size and quality of urban living standards are investigated using a questionnaire and analysed using SEM (AMOS). The findings revealed that socio-physical constituents have influence on housing transformation decisions made by house owners. It contributes to a housing design which respects both the users requirements and provide a healthy urban development at the same time.

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