| Social components The period | Social | Economic | Environmental |
| Greece | Multi-functional urban space/Democratic space/Location of informal meetings and communication space/Space monopolized by powerful minorities /Heart of the city | Trading center | Compatibility with the climate and topography/Vernacular Masonry |
| Rome | Places for religious meetings, political events, sports and informal meetings/Monitoring the space through its design | Trading center | Compatibility with the climate and topography/Vernacular Masonry |
| Medieval period | The formation of space by the church/Controlling the space by the church | Debilitation the role of business in the beginning and then supporting it | Reduction in soft urban spaces/ Reducing the role of green spaces in urban areas/Low light in urban spaces |
| Renaissance and Baroque | Space as a place for public displaying of glory and wealth of the governor/Secular urban space | The emergence of the bourgeois class and playing role in urban environment/Reduced role for trade in urban space | Proceedings to overcome the environmental determinism |