Belfast·SPG005 Placemaking and Urban Design·Page 15·4.1.5
Components of Initial Contextual Studies - Socio-Economic Characteristics
Contextual analysis must consider socio-economic characteristics such as surrounding demographics, vacancy levels, housing need, and crime statistics, which inform design and layout of proposals.
Cognisance of socio/economic characteristics such as surrounding demographics, vacancy levels, housing need, crime statistics etc. which while not always visible, will play a key role in the design and layout of proposals.
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