7. CONCLUSION

“FOR GOOD IDEAS AND TRUE INNOVATION, YOU NEED HUMAN INTERACTION, CONFLICT, ARGUMENT AND DEBATE”

MARGARET HAFFERNAN

Throughout our lives, the way we learn to interact with others and build relationships has a major impact on not only our social lives, but our physical, mental and emotional health as well. There’s something intangibly real and valuable about talking with someone face to face. This is significant for friends, partners, potential employers, and other recurring people that make up your everyday world. That person becomes an important existing human connection. While technology has allowed us some means of social connection that would have never been possible before, and has allowed us to maintain long-distance friendships that would have otherwise probably fallen by the wayside, the fact remains that it is causing ourselves to spread ourselves too thin, as well as slowly ruining the quality of social interaction that we all need as human beings. Moreover, when the whole world came to a stand still and people had to stay home locked, we realised the real importance of Connection. As per Project for Public Spaces (PPS) The recovery from covid-19 would actually

happen from public spaces.

“People need a way to go back to work, and the world wants to get out of the house. Parks have been an early beacon of hope during the pandemic; their generous paths and calming greenery have provided people with a psychological safety valve in a time of anxiety. To avoid a resurgence in infection and to recover equitably, cities must think more expansively about how all kinds of outdoor, everyday spaces can fulfill people’s daily needs, and work directly with the communities most affected by the virus and its economic fallout.”

PHIL MYRICK, MAY 16 2020, Project for Public Spaces