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Table 3 Comparative analysis of AL Korba, Heliopolis, and Banks Street, New Cairo public space assessment (Author)

From: Enabling quality of urban spaces in Cairo’s new suburban settlements: a community character approach for New Cairo, Egypt

Quality

Heliopolis_EL Korba and Roxy Street

NO.

New Cairo_Banks Street

No.

Community Character

Good Quality

Average Quality

Poor Quality

NA

Good Quality

Average Quality

Poor Quality

NA

Researcher’s Comparative Assessment

Protection

Traffic

 

2#

  

7

 

2#

  

4

Arcades and trees offer protection from wind, sun and rain

Vital secured space

Separation of pedestrian and vehicle movement

Harm

3#

    

2#

  

Pollution

 

2#

     

0#

Comfort

Walking

3#

   

10

  

1#

 

5

Presence of arcaded walkways enable comfortable walk whilst window shopping

Diversity of seating options for different social groups and ages

Offering possibility to adapt different activities at different times

Standing

3#

      

0#

Sitting

  

1#

   

1#

 

Seeing

 

2#

    

1#

 

Talking and hearing

  

1#

  

2#

  

Playing

3#

      

0#

Enjoyment

Scale

3#

   

9

  

1#

 

2

Intimate scale for better space enclosure and enjoyment of views

Homogeneity and building ornaments add value to the space

Climate

3#

     

1#

 

Aesthetics

3#

      

0#

Total no. #

7#

3#

2#

0#

 

0#

3#

5#

4#

 

Key

SCORE

Good quality

3 points

Average quality

2 points

Cons.

Heliopolis

New Cairo

Poor quality

1 point

Non-applicable

0 points

 

Overcrowded and parking problems.

No opportunity to walk and public seats

#

Count of quality occurrence