DOI: 10.5176/2301-394X_ACE18.129
Authors: Zainab Al-Saadi
Abstract:
This paper will be exploring the connection between the real estate market in Kuwait, and its urban morphology. Urban morphology of neighborhood configurations, with all accessibility of residents around the land location, will be studied in depth. With an angular segment analysis of metric distance, which belongs to the theoretical and methodological field of space syntax, its impact on land value will be understood. Space syntax methodology investigates relationships between urban planning and land value. Through that theory, analysis of the "spatial configuration" of street networks will be done, and focus will be placed on the role of spatial networks in shaping patterns of distance with time, observing their effect on the real estate market in Kuwait. From a land value perspective, urban morphology appears to be an important determinant of housing prices, since morphology affects accessibility. Access accounts for the distance from a particular location to all other locations in the study area, and the time it costs to travel from a location to the relevant facilities. Therefore, I will review urban locations, neighborhoods, street patterns, cultural dimensions and the social dynamics, by using the mechanism of space syntax, to measure the distance between a neighborhood, the main accessibility factors of services and amenities, and the strength of relationships between all elements that impact housing prices. So, I will measure the accessibility to understand its impact on the housing market in Kuwait, and as a factor in price determination. This research aims to find the relationship between accessibility and housing prices by using the space syntax method. Space syntax can be a guideline for people who want to choose their land from the Public Authority for Housing Welfare. Overall, this paper looks at the real estate market in the Government Housing areas of Sabah Al-Ahmad city and Saad Al-Abdullah city, in Kuwait. These were designed by the Public Authority for Housing Welfare in the last 3 years. As case studies, I will analyze one neighborhood from each area by using the space syntax method. To form the data infrastructure surveys are conducted and observations are collected. This survey incorporates street networks and areas of activity from people who live there to understand which aspects affect the urban morphology and translate into changes in land value. The results confirm that accessibility factors affect the land value in Kuwait.
Keywords: Space syntax; Accessibility; land value; Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW); Sabah Al-Ahmad city; Saad AL Abdullah city.
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