4.4WHY PUBLIC SPACE MATTER

4.4WHY PUBLIC SPACE MATTER

In urban spaces recreation spaces are an important and essential component for an healthy and sustainable urban environment.

Social contact with different people from different background, and culture, acknowledgement, is one of the most important values of open spaces.

In a hectic life full of stress long working hours, reduced number of holidays, and health concern are some of the aspects why public open spaces are important and fix the city life. It also helps in to uplift the quality of life as well of the surrounding which helps to increase productivity of work.

Cities are threatened by the erection of malls, elevated roads, destruction of open market to make a way for the tall skyscrapers' and office structure, luxury apartment, privatizing of open spaces, etc are the main reason where the focus of the cities goes towards the infrastructure projects, an important step should be taken at the earliest for public open spaces.

Cities need public spaces that are interesting, attractive, entertaining, unique, and inviting to people.

Sitting, eating, reading, resting, playing, education, entertainment, special events like shows, community celebration, farmers market, and public speeches, etc, can become an platform for public events and community celebration.

“Public space is for living, doing business, kissing, and playing. Its value can't be measured with economics or mathematics; it must be felt with the soul.”

-Enrique Penalosa

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

-John Muir