Artikel

Defining the ideal public space: A perspective from the publicness

The concept of public space can be variously defined and understood from diversified perspectives. However, no matter which definition may be used, the most fundamental character of the public space is its publicness. This paper reviews the definitions and dimensions of publicness from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, and concludes four synthesized dimensions of publicness: ownership, accessibility, management, and inclusiveness. By clarifying the concept of publicness, we can unify the multiple values and functions pertaining to urban public space. The four dimensions are further related to the legal sense and lived sense to interpret public space, respectively. By discriminating their difference, the lived sense corresponding to the dimensions of accessibility, management and inclusiveness, is adopted to define the ideal public space from the perspective of publicness. The proposed definition shows both theoretical and practical significance for urban planning and management.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Journal of Urban Management ; ISSN: 2226-5856 ; Volume: 11 ; Year: 2022 ; Issue: 4 ; Pages: 479-487

Classification
Landschaftsgestaltung, Raumplanung
Subject
Ideal definition
Lived sense
Multidimensional nature
Public space
Publicness

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Li, Juan
Dang, Anrong
Song, Yan
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Elsevier
(where)
Amsterdam
(when)
2022

DOI
doi:10.1016/j.jum.2022.08.005
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  • Li, Juan
  • Dang, Anrong
  • Song, Yan
  • Elsevier

Time of origin

  • 2022

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