Vikas Mehta
Biographic Data
| ID | 4489855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vikas Mehta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vikas |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehta |
| SIGNATURE | MEHTA V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cincinnati |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0907-2102 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 74 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Suburban camouflage in urban neighbourhoods
Centre-city neighbourhoods is where residents expect a diversity of residents and an active social life, along with numerous amenities. This study investigates the relationship between the transforming morphology of Over-the-Rhine – a historic centre-city neighbourhood in Cincinnati, Ohio – and its urban social life. Detailed observations and morphological analyses of four new residential projects reveal that typologies that on the face appear ur…
Quality of Public Spaces in Vernacular Settlements
Kotagede is a traditional residential area designated as a cultural heritage area. The community is currently developing as a dense residential area and this is limiting the existence of public open spaces despite their importance to social interaction public activities. Therefore, this study was conducted to discuss the quality of public open spaces in Kotagede with a focus on the use and users, accessibility, amenities and furniture, comfort an…
The Emerging Impacts of Covid-19 on the Relationship between Children, Youth and Environments
The Emerging Impacts of COVID-19 on the Relationship between Children, Youth and Environments Vikas Mehta, Victoria Carr, Rhonda Douglas Brown, and Leslie Kochanowski It will be years before we know the real impacts of COVID-19 on children and youth, and society in general. From our current observations, measures and assessment, we know that the pandemic has had a drastic impact on the lifestyles of children and youth, their learning, mental heal…
Public Space
Public Space Reader
Recent global appropriations of public spaces through urban activism, public uprising, and political protest have brought back democratic values, beliefs, and practices that have been historically associated with cities. Given the aggressive commodification of public resources, public space is critically important due to its capacity to enable forms of public discourse and social practice which are fundamental for the well-being of democratic soc…
The new proxemics
Social distancing measures during COVID-19 have altered the use of space. With the closure of places of work, learning, leisure, consumption, and more, the pandemic has limited our territories and public life. Yet, residents living in mid- to low-density places are experiencing their neighbourhoods differently. They are repurposing residential streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and other spaces and transforming neighbourhood space for active livin…
Companion to Public Space
Public Space and Covid-19
COVID-19 has hit cities hard. With the closure of places of work and learning, third places, places of leisure and consumption, and more, the pandemic has diminished our territories and contracted public space and public life. But a keen observation reveals a more nuanced picture. In many neighborhoods, an interesting phenomenon of reclaiming much neighborhood space for public use is evident. The repurposing of residential streets, sidewalks, par…
The Street
Received the Environmental Design Research Association's 2014 Place Book Award Shortlisted for the UDG Francis Tibbalds Book Award 2014 Good cities are places of social encounter. Creating public spaces that encourage social behavior in our cities and neighborhoods is an important goal of city design. One of the cardinal roles of the street, as public space, is to provide a setting for sociability. How do we make sociable streets? This book shows…
Evaluating Public Space
Public space plays an important role in sustaining the public realm. There is a renewed interest in public space with a growing belief that while modern societies no longer depend on the town square or the piazza for basic needs, good public space is required for the social and psychological health of modern communities. New public spaces are emerging around the world and old public space typologies are being retrofitted to contemporary needs. Go…
Third Places and the Social Life of Streets
Urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines a third place as a place of refuge other than the home or workplace where people can regularly visit and commune with friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers. Because little is known about the place-based physical qualities of third places that support sociability and place attachment, this article examines how four urban design characteristics distinguish third-place businesses from other busines…
Look Closely and You Will See, Listen Carefully and You Will Hear
Streets represent a significant part of the public space in urban areas and cater to our functional, social and leisure needs. The biggest competitive advantage of the neighbourhood commercial street is its ability to support social interaction as a part of the daily routine. Numerous characteristics have been previously associated with good urban design of the street. This paper emphasizes the need for researchers to view the experience of the s…
Evaluating Public Space
Public space plays an important role in sustaining the public realm. There is a renewed interest in public space with a growing belief that while modern societies no longer depend on the town square or the piazza for basic needs, good public space is required for the social and psychological health of modern communities. New public spaces are emerging around the world and old public space typologies are being retrofitted to contemporary needs. Go…
Look Closely and You Will See, Listen Carefully and You Will Hear
Streets represent a significant part of the public space in urban areas and cater to our functional, social and leisure needs. The biggest competitive advantage of the neighbourhood commercial street is its ability to support social interaction as a part of the daily routine. Numerous characteristics have been previously associated with good urban design of the street. This paper emphasizes the need for researchers to view the experience of the s…
Third Places and the Social Life of Streets
Urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg defines a third place as a place of refuge other than the home or workplace where people can regularly visit and commune with friends, neighbors, coworkers, and even strangers. Because little is known about the place-based physical qualities of third places that support sociability and place attachment, this article examines how four urban design characteristics distinguish third-place businesses from other busines…
The Street
Received the Environmental Design Research Association's 2014 Place Book Award Shortlisted for the UDG Francis Tibbalds Book Award 2014 Good cities are places of social encounter. Creating public spaces that encourage social behavior in our cities and neighborhoods is an important goal of city design. One of the cardinal roles of the street, as public space, is to provide a setting for sociability. How do we make sociable streets? This book shows…
Evaluating Public Space
Public space plays an important role in sustaining the public realm. There is a renewed interest in public space with a growing belief that while modern societies no longer depend on the town square or the piazza for basic needs, good public space is required for the social and psychological health of modern communities. New public spaces are emerging around the world and old public space typologies are being retrofitted to contemporary needs. Go…
The new proxemics
Social distancing measures during COVID-19 have altered the use of space. With the closure of places of work, learning, leisure, consumption, and more, the pandemic has limited our territories and public life. Yet, residents living in mid- to low-density places are experiencing their neighbourhoods differently. They are repurposing residential streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and other spaces and transforming neighbourhood space for active livin…
Companion to Public Space
Public Space and Covid-19
COVID-19 has hit cities hard. With the closure of places of work and learning, third places, places of leisure and consumption, and more, the pandemic has diminished our territories and contracted public space and public life. But a keen observation reveals a more nuanced picture. In many neighborhoods, an interesting phenomenon of reclaiming much neighborhood space for public use is evident. The repurposing of residential streets, sidewalks, par…
Public Space Reader
Recent global appropriations of public spaces through urban activism, public uprising, and political protest have brought back democratic values, beliefs, and practices that have been historically associated with cities. Given the aggressive commodification of public resources, public space is critically important due to its capacity to enable forms of public discourse and social practice which are fundamental for the well-being of democratic soc…
The Emerging Impacts of Covid-19 on the Relationship between Children, Youth and Environments
The Emerging Impacts of COVID-19 on the Relationship between Children, Youth and Environments Vikas Mehta, Victoria Carr, Rhonda Douglas Brown, and Leslie Kochanowski It will be years before we know the real impacts of COVID-19 on children and youth, and society in general. From our current observations, measures and assessment, we know that the pandemic has had a drastic impact on the lifestyles of children and youth, their learning, mental heal…
Public Space
Quality of Public Spaces in Vernacular Settlements
Kotagede is a traditional residential area designated as a cultural heritage area. The community is currently developing as a dense residential area and this is limiting the existence of public open spaces despite their importance to social interaction public activities. Therefore, this study was conducted to discuss the quality of public open spaces in Kotagede with a focus on the use and users, accessibility, amenities and furniture, comfort an…
Suburban camouflage in urban neighbourhoods
Centre-city neighbourhoods is where residents expect a diversity of residents and an active social life, along with numerous amenities. This study investigates the relationship between the transforming morphology of Over-the-Rhine – a historic centre-city neighbourhood in Cincinnati, Ohio – and its urban social life. Detailed observations and morphological analyses of four new residential projects reveal that typologies that on the face appear ur…
Engineering (8 works) · Architectural engineering (7 works) · Computer Science (7 works) · Public space (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Place Attachment and Urban Studies (4 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (4 works) · City planning (3 works)