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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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Ergonomía urbana como estrategia adaptativa del espacio público. Un análisis crítico al paradigma urbano actual
TL;DR: The concept of ergocity arises from the systemic approach of ergonomics and its correlation with its comfort criteria and welfare applied to the city as discussed by the authors, making possible to integrate their view, and their relationship with objects and the environment to urban design and planning.
Revitalising the public open spaces in the CDB of Pietermaritzburg to immortalize a great place
DN Ndaba,Karina Landman +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the transformation of the Greater Freedom Park Precinct and the specific public spaces within it and highlight the implications for urban planning and design, and raise questions about creating environments that promote inclusive societies and the role of history in creating great places.
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A Deduced Method for Assessing Safety and Security Perception: Case Study of Biblioteca Degli Alberi Park in Milan, Italy
TL;DR: In this article , a methodology for assessing the safety and security perception of urban green spaces is presented, which is based on the concept of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).
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Living in Industrial Areas: Social Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation
Maria Luísa Lima,Sibila Marques +1 more
TL;DR: The construction of an industrial installation is frequently associated with important social impacts that influence the quality of life of nearby residents in different ways, such as decreased quality of the environment (noise, air pollution, dust and odors), which affects the level of stress, and both physical and mental health.
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Composing through Interaction: a framework for collaborative music composition based on human interaction on public spaces
TL;DR: This work presents an environment for creating random collaborative music from interaction in public spaces using mobile technology and generates a composition that goes towards to John Cage’s methods.
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Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
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Foundations of Social Theory
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities
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