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Consequently, the desired and the achieved privacy in traditional and modern neighborhoods were compared. Results showed that women, for privacy, preferred traditional homes to modern ones; in contrast, they preferred modern neighborhoods to traditional ones. Finally, residents' responses helped to suggest guidelines for designing homes and neighborhoods in Damascus.","Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-07T13:11:15Z (GMT). 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