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Socio Ecological Action Model (SEAM) As A Regenerative Urban Design Tool for Residential Open Spaces
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Abstract
Egypt is facing a series of ecological threats such as the rise in
temperature, sea level rise, and fresh water crisis combined with social challenges
such as maintaining sense of belonging, quality of life, and desired urban open
spaces within residential neighbourhoods. Therefore, a clear action strategy and a
design model for eco-city design are needed.
In this thesis, the researcher is attempting to formulate a socio-ecological
action model (SEAM) that explains and monitors socio-ecological correlations
between attributes in residential urban open spaces. This is achieved in two
phases; the first phase is mainly concerned with adapting thematic analytical
method to tackle multiple correlations through literature review, while the second
phase is focusing on conducting multiple questionnaires (users\residents and
experts) in The East Academy district, New-Cairo, Egypt as a case study. As well
as, photographic documentations for thirteen selected open spaces and the
designated SEAM’s attributes. The previously mentioned phases succeeded in: (1)
Formulating an action model that is ecologically significant and socially driven to
be applied on residential urban open spaces; (2) Identifying how ecological
variables and social aspects are related and correlated by applying a quantitative
measuring tool; and (3) Shaping matrix of regenerative action strategies as a
practical tool to guide an interventional design process based on criteria\criterion
that are\is socio-ecologically oriented. Furthermore, the interventional action
model is being created by highlighting correlations between each SEAM’s
attribute and multiple action strategies. These strategies are collected,
categorized and sorted through literature and then tested through the empirical
work by group of experts (Experts Panel).
In conclusion, the main outputs of this research are the socioecological matrix of attributes and the list of regenerative action strategies as
well as the tested correlations between SEAM’s attributes using SPSS as a
quantitative analytical tool and action strategies using Delphi method.
Implications for the eco-friendly residential open spaces are discussed.