4.2 Factors affecting the creation and promotion of sociability

4.2 FACTORS AFFECTING THE CREATION AND PROMOTION OF SOCIABILITY

Social interaction: Recreation is defined as basic human needs, which include taking a rest and social communications. These different needs can be met by interaction in space. Thus social interaction is considered to be a human need and also social interaction is dependent on sociability space to cover this need.

Durability: Long-term use or a long stay in public space which leads to the continuation of public space.

Familiarity: A feeling of familiarity with the surroundings.

Freedom to hesitate: Utilizing public space may include a specific activity such as shopping whereas sometimes getting into a space and using the place is without any particular reason. At this point this factor plays an important role.

Facilities: Existence of facilities and services in public spaces has a direct impact on social vitality. Lack of facilities can sometimes limit interactions. Facilities and services provide a comfortable space for public use. The existence of some elements such as benches and rubbish bins, effective lighting and also defined paths and entrances can make a situation that underlies social interactions. The issue should be considered because only leaving the house is not enough but it is also important to keep people outdoors. For example, walking requires the possibility of pausing in the space so that it needs to provide services and facilities where it is cited.

Accessibility: Inviting public spaces and easy access to these spaces has a significant impact on people's presence in spaces. Access to public spaces is in the sense of openness towards a social presence in itself.

Movement: The emphasis on pedestrian movement is an important factor in the socialization of public spaces. Removing the movement of pedestrians is a destructive step in the human experience of the place. Certainly, people should be sitting or standing or walking in order to have noteworthy social relations

Activity: Given the fact that public spaces can lead to the occurrence of both individual and group activities, creating necessary background for the presence and activity of people from different social groups can provide different behaviors in urban spaces.