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Abstract
This paper explores the intricate role of coffee shops in shaping public spaces within the urban fabric an enhanced to the urban social sustainability. The investigation focuses on four distinct models of cafés − from roadside kiosks to garden-embedded establishments − each offering unique contributions to the urban tapestry. These models are evaluated in Hail, Saudi Arabia, against key urban attributes like design, accessibility, and community engagement, highlighting their multifaceted impact on public life. By conducting an extensive examination utilizing ethnographic methodologies, case studies, and comparative assessments, we elucidate the transformation of coffee shops from simple refreshment spots to essential social centers that play a crucial role in enhancing urban liveliness, fostering social unity, and bolstering economic prosperity. The findings suggest that beyond serving as leisure spots, coffee shops are instrumental in fostering inclusive public realms, stimulating cultural exchange, and driving economic growth. The study underscores the need for strategic urban planning that leverages these spaces for broader social and developmental goals, offering insights into the potential for coffee shops to enhance the quality of urban life in Hail and beyond and contributing to the transformative agenda of Vision 2030.
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in Shams Engineering Journal is an international journal devoted to publication of peer reviewed original high-quality research papers and review papers in both traditional topics and those of emerging science and technology. Areas of both theoretical and fundamental interest as well as those concerning industrial applications, emerging instrumental techniques and those which have some practical application to an aspect of human endeavor, such as the preservation of the environment, health, waste disposal are welcome. The overall focus is on original and rigorous scientific research results which have generic significance.
Ain Shams Engineering Journal focuses upon aspects of mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, petroleum engineering, environmental engineering, architectural and urban planning engineering. Papers in which knowledge from other disciplines is integrated with engineering are especially welcome like nanotechnology, material sciences, and computational methods as well as applied basic sciences: engineering mathematics, physics and chemistry.