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Mingling, observing, and lingering: everyday public spaces and their implications for well-being and social relations
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Different users of public spaces attain a sense of well- being for different reasons: the paper calls for policy approaches in which the social and therapeutic properties of a range of everyday spaces are more widely recognised and nurtured.About:
This article is published in Health & Place.The article was published on 2008-09-01. It has received 418 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sense of community & Social relation.read more
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Can urban parks bridge deep divides? Assessing the effects of inter-racial social interaction in parks and public spaces on trust
TL;DR: The ability of urban parks and public spaces to address distrust and social isolation needs to be rigorously tested, as the predominance of such claims may crowd out discussions of environmental preservation as discussed by the authors.
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Public markets: Spaces for sociability under threat? : The case of Leeds’ Kirkgate Market
Penny Rivlin,Sara González +1 more
TL;DR: The Kirkgate Market as discussed by the authors is one of the largest traditional markets in the UK and Europe, comprising both indoor and outdoor areas, and it was first constructed as a covered market in 1857, being subsequently adapted and extended (Fraser, 1980).
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The geographies of second-generation muslim women: identity formation and everyday experiences in public space
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Public spaces as transformative creative wellness spaces: an evaluation of Musical Intervention
Liat Kriegel,Pauline Bernard,Elizabeth R. Fraser,Kirsten Maclean,Corinne Noonan,Merarilisse Crespo,Rachel Schmidt,Lucile Bruce,Robert Cole,Michael Rowe,Chyrell Bellamy +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated and understand the musical intervention in a public space that supports individuals who seek opportunities for creativity and connection with the broader community, and found that it is a public place that supports artists who seek to express themselves and connect with others.
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Out and about:a sensory ethnographic study of therapeutic landscape experiences of people living with dementia in the wider community
TL;DR: This article explored experiences of social and spatial engagement in the wider community for people living with dementia in order to advance understandings of how their interactions in and with community settings impact on their health and wellbeing.
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The Strength of Weak Ties
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
TL;DR: Putnam as mentioned in this paper showed that changes in work, family structure, age, suburban life, television, computers, women's roles and other factors are isolating Americans from each other in a trend whose reflection can clearly be seen in British society.
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Foundations of Social Theory
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The consequences of modernity
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a Phenomonology of modernity and post-modernity in the context of trust in abstract systems and the transformation of intimacy in the modern world.
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
TL;DR: The conditions for city diversity, the generators of diversity, and the need for mixed primary uses are discussed in this paper, with a focus on the use of small blocks for small blocks.