The Reciprocal Relationship Between Urban Form and Social Sustainability Aspects

There is a lot of muddled communication between the city’s physical and social features because of the interdependencies between people and urban infrastructure. As a result, to increase social connections, it is critical to begin at a specific location and analyze the most effective urban design characteristics that significantly impact social connections at the neighborhood level. Numerous academics have investigated the correlation between urban form and social sustainability. They rarely conclude that the influenced indicators explain the correlation between urban form and social sustainability. The research investigates the most significant indicators responsible for the neighborhood-scale correlation between the most effective urban and social aspects. The study first reviews the neighborhood’s social sustainability aspects and then urban form aspects. Then, the most essential urban form and social sustainability aspects with the most significant indicators describe this association. The study ends with a causal loop graphic showing how each aspect and indicator affect others. The research concludes that walkability is the most essential indicator for improving social interaction and activities through mixed use as the most essential urban form.