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DISSERTATION
VIII SEM, B.ARCH
SUMANYU VASUDEVA
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AIM
OBJECTIVE
INTRODUCTION
PRIVATIZED PUBLIC
SPACES ??
In the past few decades there has been an increased practice on creating these
exclusive spaces by either
private sectors
or by
management to
by the government.
On providing
sectors
transfer of rights
profit incentives
or other
A new definition of public space has arisen hence as to who will have a
legitimate claim to share public arena.
PUBLIC SPACE
"open space".
STREETS
PLAZAS
PIAZZAS
PARKS
Today, public space needs to be understood as different from the public domain of the
state and its subdivisions, but rather as a space accessible to the public.
PUBLIC PRIVATE
The theme that links these chapters is the attempt to clarify the
meaning of the terms public and private.
In others they are synonyms for the state and the market economy.
CONCEPTUAL MODEL
intersects
OWNERSHIP
Six legal forms of ownership of public space:
Public ownership, public function, private use (space leased to commercial establishments),
Private ownership, public function, public use (airports, gated communities, zoning-bonus
private plazas),
Private ownership, private function, public use (cafes), (6) private ownership, private use
(home).
MANAGEMENT
freedom
``who
HOMELESS-FREE ZONES
Homelessness is one of the most dramatic reminders of the interdependence of public and private.
if city dwellers cannot enjoy a basic minimum of decorum in downtown public spaces, they will
increasingly flee from these locations into cyberspace, suburban malls, and private walled
communities.
Critics who investigate the collective social consequences of privatization make many compelling observations
about contemporary life:
Private security systems and services ironically may create fear in order to reduce it.
Privatized public spaces and services have important implications for civic life.