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Abstract

The quality of open public spaces in city centres significantly affects people's satisfaction and responses to their built environment. The significance of these areas allow people to assess their performance. this paper addresses the issue of People's interests that affect their evaluation of public urban spaces in city centres. The research applied an ontological methodology that is people's experiences determine the spatial quality of the public spaces in city centres. In order to discover and assess the seven value variables, it recommended diagnosing a random sample of users as a group (A) and (B). The urban space in the historic center of Erbil, Iraq, was taken as a case study. A survey was conducted on two groups of users of this space to determine the impact of their interests on their evaluation of its quality. The study found that Societies establish general criteria for assessing the urban spaces they inhabit. It concluded that the satisfaction of people is linked to the superior functioning of these environments. They assess the quality of open public spaces based on the extent of their benefits. The quality of open public spaces supports the built environment.

Keywords

Open public spaces, High performance, Quality, Urban values, City center

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