Research analyze the functional and social performance of the public space in residential areas in Madaba city , by studying the universal adopted and criteria in this field ,according to that , research define a functional and social requirement ,which could to contribute to reach a criteria for evaluating the functional and social efficiency of the public spaces in the city . Research continue with an review of the concept of residential urban spaces ,classification ,historical development of the functional role of urban spaces , the research then goes on to conduct an analytical study of the functional and social efficiency of one of blanks in a residential area in Madaba city ( eng .amin Qutaish square ) made a questionnaire for users of his spaces and residents of this area ,to reach to the most important criteria that effect positively and negatively in performance of the space , and linking them to the most important international standards to reach to the best performance of the urban space in residential area and make it an environmental of human interaction ,social and culture security … Study concludes a set of results that define and describe the functional and social performance of the public spaces in the city of Madaba ,finally study process some recommendations that could contribute to promote the strengths and treat weaknesses in the process of public spaces formation in the city of Madaba depending in these criteria