What is it about?
The study examined the relationship between residential open spaces, conceptualised as building set-backs, and the quality of landscape designs in the spaces to suggest planning guidelines for residential neighbourhoods.
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Why is it important?
The study is important because of the multiple effects of open spaces on human well-beeing. Also, the open spaces in residential neighbourhoods have larger spatial coverages than buildings.
Perspectives
The study has practical application in residential urban design.
Dr Joseph Adeniran Adedeji
Federal University of Technology Akure
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This page is a summary of: THE “DUO”, BUILDING SETBACK AND LANDSCAPE QUALITY: LAUTECH (NIGERIA) NEIGHBOURHOOD EXAMINED, DIMENSI (Journal of Architecture and Built Environment), January 2012, Petra Christian University,
DOI: 10.9744/dimensi.38.1.23-30.
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