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Commercial complexes are steadily expanding in size and function and plying roles as quasi-public spaces. This study investigated quasi-public spaces in contemporary commercial complexes by posting two questions: the physical features of quasi-public spaces in commercial complexes and how these characteristics promote sociability in commercial complexes? To answers these questions, a questionnaire survey was administered, and various observations were made in Intime City, Wanda Plaza and Western City Square, three prominent commercial complexes in Hangzhou City (Zhejiang Province, China), to enrich the analysis. Confirmatory factor analyses were used to examine the collected data. The results show that commercial complexes are also used as quasi-public spaces: they provide a more secure and well-maintained environment, playful conversations take place freely and democratically, promote socialization, and also increase consumption. In the existing literature, there is a dearth of theoretical and empirical studies on the emergence of quasi-public spaces.
Noman Sahito; Haoying Han; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Insin Kim; Jinsoo Hwang; Arif Jameel. Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes. Sustainability 2020, 12, 1830 .
AMA StyleNoman Sahito, Haoying Han, Thuy Van Thi Nguyen, Insin Kim, Jinsoo Hwang, Arif Jameel. Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (5):1830.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNoman Sahito; Haoying Han; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Insin Kim; Jinsoo Hwang; Arif Jameel. 2020. "Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes." Sustainability 12, no. 5: 1830.
The development of mobile social network has shown the power to change the ways people gather and communicate in urban public spaces (UPSs). In this study, we utilized a check-in database collected from Instagram in 2016 and 2017 in two central districts of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to analyze the city dynamics and activities over the course of the day. By quantifying the popularity of contemporary UPSs, a comprehensive study was conducted on many attraction features spreading over the two central districts. Pearson’s correlation was used to explore the proximity and attractiveness associated with the surrounding environment of three types of UPSs. The results show that the lifetime of UPSs is very stable during weekdays and weekends. Within that, commercial UPSs are proved to play a dominant role in urban dynamics. This paper’s finding is at odds with the urban planning stereotype that public facilities often help people to get around. In the case of HCMC, it has proved the opposite: people are attracted to urban public spaces even though there are not many cultural and social specialties there. The results will contribute to enhancing the predictability of each UPS on socio-economic performance and to understanding of the role of urban facilities in urban sustainability.
Haoying Han; Thuy Van T. Nguyen; Noman Sahito. Role of Urban Public Space and the Surrounding Environment in Promoting Sustainable Development from the Lens of Social Media. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5967 .
AMA StyleHaoying Han, Thuy Van T. Nguyen, Noman Sahito. Role of Urban Public Space and the Surrounding Environment in Promoting Sustainable Development from the Lens of Social Media. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (21):5967.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaoying Han; Thuy Van T. Nguyen; Noman Sahito. 2019. "Role of Urban Public Space and the Surrounding Environment in Promoting Sustainable Development from the Lens of Social Media." Sustainability 11, no. 21: 5967.
This study examined various features of urban form, which promote sustainable development and provoke shoppers toward shopping malls. A field survey was conducted in shopping malls at Hangzhou, which is the capital city of the Zhejiang province, China. Structural equation modeling and a confirmatory factor analysis were used to measure the hypotheses. The results of this study showed that the built environment and entertainment completely mediated the relationship between ambiance and consumption, and they have a positive impact on the environment and shoppers. The built environment and entertainment are viewed as essential elements of physical and social sustainability. Real estate developers, urban planners, and shopping mall managers should consider the design features of urban form to meet sustainable development goals and to attract more shoppers. Testing these relationships via a mediating method is a novel contribution to the study of shopping malls.
Haoying Han; Noman Sahito; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Jinsoo Hwang; Muhammad Asif. Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls. Sustainability 2019, 11, 4798 .
AMA StyleHaoying Han, Noman Sahito, Thuy Van Thi Nguyen, Jinsoo Hwang, Muhammad Asif. Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (17):4798.
Chicago/Turabian StyleHaoying Han; Noman Sahito; Thuy Van Thi Nguyen; Jinsoo Hwang; Muhammad Asif. 2019. "Exploring the Features of Sustainable Urban Form and the Factors that Provoke Shoppers towards Shopping Malls." Sustainability 11, no. 17: 4798.