THE IMPACT OF OPEN PUBLIC SPACES DESIGN ON HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

Abstract

The importance of open public spaces to communities is increasing by the impact of their configuration, location, and design on human behaviour. This study contributes to this need, and seeks to find out how urban spaces impact of human behavior . To answer this question by the study considers as a case study, the “Freedom Arena”, known locally as ‘Sahat Alhoureya’, in Khartoum, Sudan. literature review on principles and ,characteristics of open public spaces ,perceptual dimension , morphological dimension , social dimension and , theory of place, also the theories of human behaviour. The research problem addresses the lack of actual knowledge about human behaviour and their interact with physical elements in the open public spaces. This conception guided the research methods that are qualitative, and analysis method used included site visits to observations . The results is about the problems of ‘Sahat Alhoureya’,like sound pollution from neighboring buildings ,visual pollution and lack of trees and sunshades Recommendations is about to improve the quality of services in it by solve that problems to create a great open public space.