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Laissez-Faire Public Spaces: Designing Public Spaces for Calm and Stressful Times

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Author: Hatuka, Tali

Source: Built Environment, Volume 47, Number 3, Autumn 2021, pp. 392-401(10)

Publisher: Alexandrine Press

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2148/benv.47.3.392

Under extreme conditions, such as wars, pandemics, and climate events, the role of open space and public rituals alters dramatically. Extreme conditions remind us that daily life is fragile. What should dictate the development of public spaces? What does Covid-19 teach us about public space, its use and future design? Should planners and designers address the unexpected when designing public spaces? These questions are the departure point for discussing the social value and design of public space during both extreme conditions and calm times.

Keywords: AGENCY OF PEOPLE; LAISSEZ-FAIRE SPACES; PUBLIC SPACES; SOCIAL SPACES

Document Type: Research Article

Publication date: September 1, 2021

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  • Built Environment is published quarterly in March, June, September and December. With an emphasis on crossing disciplinary boundaries and providing global perspective, each issue focuses on a single subject of contemporary interest to practitioners, academics and students working in a wide range of disciplines. Issues are guest-edited by established international experts who not only commission contributions, but also oversee the peer-reviewing process in collaboration with the Editors.

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    The journal is abstracted in Geo Abstracts, Sage Urban Studies Abstracts, and Journal of Planning Literature, and is indexed in the Avery Index to Architectural Publications.

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