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Taking its cue from the scenario of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal 11\u2014Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable (United Nations)\u2014the realized analysis links a sustainable urban design with the citizens\u2019 role in the city in a particular urban landmark, the \u201clocal town market area\u201d (LTMA), with a focus on developing the well-being of the local community, also referred to as the psychology of sustainability and sustainable development. Principal methods of inquiry used, along a geospatial Google-driven investigation, were self-observation and self-assessment, which reflect both the study of self-organizing systems in the context of complexity and systemic theory, choosing to detect the spatial state of a specific area, as it has neither official nor institutional boundaries. 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