Vertical urbanization to maximize land use in many cities has led to a shortage of urban spaces that could adequately meet people's needs. In response, CityWalk has emerged as a new urban form to solve this problem by attracting people to go from inside closed buildings to outside walks. Thus, it is promoting health, economy, and tourism. Locally in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), especially in Dubai, a limited number of CityWalks have been developed. Despite the increasing popularity of CityWalks, there has been a gap in research examining their distinct emerging urban typologies and their urban configuration. This study seeks to address this gap by first conceptualizing CityWalk as an emerging urban public space based on the exploration of global and local experiences. Second, the study categorized the morphological configuration of three selected case studies of CityWalks in Dubai using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools. These case studies represent three different developments of CityWalks in three different contexts in the UAE. First, CityWalks within the inner city's urban context are represented by ‘City Walk’ in Al Wasel. Second, CityWalks surrounded by the sea represented by 'The Walk’ in Marsa Dubai. Third, CityWalks developed next to traditional buildings represented by ‘Al Seef’ in Al Hamriya. The findings of the research investigations reveal that the emerging ‘CityWalks’ developments in each of the three different urban contexts in Dubai do not represent a single familiar urban space typology but rather a ‘harmonious’ blend of global and local urban design typologies. In addition, the urban morphological analysis of these three urban developments underscores the distinctive characteristics of each of them in terms of street network, urban form, urban compactness, land use, and shading. This contributes to better understanding of these emerging urban forms and hence pave the way for more research about their socio-economic robustness to ultimately contribute to more successful future designs of ‘CityWalks’ in Dubai and other cities in the region.

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迈向充满社会活力的城市：探索迪拜新兴“城市漫步”的城市类型和形态

许多城市为了最大限度地利用土地而进行的垂直城市化导致了能够充分满足人们需求的城市空间的短缺。作为回应，城市步行作为一种新的城市形态应运而生，通过吸引人们从封闭的建筑内部走到室外步行来解决这个问题。因此，它正在促进健康、经济和旅游业。在阿拉伯联合酋长国（UAE）当地，尤其是迪拜，已经开发了数量有限的城市大道。尽管城市漫步越来越受欢迎，但对其独特的新兴城市类型及其城市配置的研究仍存在空白。本研究首先基于对全球和当地经验的探索，将城市大道概念化为新兴的城市公共空间，旨在解决这一差距。其次，该研究使用地理信息系统（GIS）工具对迪拜城市漫步的三个选定案例研究的形态结构进行了分类。这些案例研究代表了阿联酋三种不同背景下城市漫步的三种不同发展。首先，内城城市环境中的城市步行以阿尔瓦塞尔的“城市步行”为代表。其次，以迪拜马萨的“The Walk”为代表的环海城市漫步。第三，城市步行街是在哈姆里亚以“Al Seef”为代表的传统建筑旁边发展起来的。研究调查结果表明，迪拜三种不同城市环境中新兴的“城市漫步”开发并不代表单一熟悉的城市空间类型，而是全球和当地城市设计类型的“和谐”融合。此外，对这三个城市开发项目的城市形态分析突显了它们各自在街道网络、城市形态、城市紧凑度、土地利用和遮阳方面的独特特征。这有助于更好地了解这些新兴城市形态，从而为更多关于其社会经济稳健性的研究铺平道路，最终为迪拜和该地区其他城市的“城市漫步”未来设计更加成功做出贡献。