Community Interaction and Significance of Public Spaces

Nitish Chandra, Dr. Pushplata

Abstract


Recreational / public spaces are integral part of social infrastructure of an urban area. There are various elements which form these public spaces and provide a character to it. The research paper explores the contribution of these elements in formalizing the activities and people’s involvement & how a designed public space gains its character through public participation. Each city has its own unique image & tradition, expressed through the character of public spaces. A city is more than an agglomeration of building, roads, parks & people. Instead, it is made of a variety of spaces catering to diverse function and people. Open spaces give a personality to a city & provides a medium through which communication in a city takes place. These places can also be termed as transcend spaceswithin a city.


Keywords


Public space, Community Interaction, Transcend spaces

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