Public spaces provide many advantages: the 'feel-good' sensation of being part of a lively street scene; the soothing effects of peaceful time spent on a park bench; spaces where people can express their culture and identities and learn about inclusion; opportunities for children and young people to interact, play or simply 'hang out.' They all have valuable benefits and help to build social connexions that are at the core of a sense of community. Public spaces (including city centres, street markets, shopping malls, tourist attractions, parks, playgrounds and neighbourhood spaces in suburban areas) play a crucial role in the social life of communities. They serve as a self-organizing shared resource in which social experiences are formed.
I think that private spaces are very important and critical for freedom of expression and development. A person cannot experiment and test things out and invent new things in a shared space. A person cannot think for themselves and develop as an individual in a shared space. Too much community is not a good thing. There is a balance. I think a lot of people demand shared spaces and community in order to increase their feeling of safety which is not a real solution as safety issues will use public space just the same as private spaces so it is chasing after a ghost, not solving any issues of safety. Also a lack of community feeling today leads people in to wanting public spaces but again, this is chasing after a ghost as people today do not interact with each other so forcing public space just makes people "hang out" together uncomfortably and so the space creates anxiety. I think we need to turn back the clock and revert to more private spaces for the betterment of society.
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Public spaces provide many advantages: the 'feel-good' sensation of being part of a lively street scene; the soothing effects of peaceful time spent on a park bench; spaces where people can express their culture and identities and learn about inclusion; opportunities for children and young people to interact, play or simply 'hang out.' They all have valuable benefits and help to build social connexions that are at the core of a sense of community. Public spaces (including city centres, street markets, shopping malls, tourist attractions, parks, playgrounds and neighbourhood spaces in suburban areas) play a crucial role in the social life of communities. They serve as a self-organizing shared resource in which social experiences are formed.
I think that private spaces are very important and critical for freedom of expression and development. A person cannot experiment and test things out and invent new things in a shared space. A person cannot think for themselves and develop as an individual in a shared space. Too much community is not a good thing. There is a balance. I think a lot of people demand shared spaces and community in order to increase their feeling of safety which is not a real solution as safety issues will use public space just the same as private spaces so it is chasing after a ghost, not solving any issues of safety. Also a lack of community feeling today leads people in to wanting public spaces but again, this is chasing after a ghost as people today do not interact with each other so forcing public space just makes people "hang out" together uncomfortably and so the space creates anxiety. I think we need to turn back the clock and revert to more private spaces for the betterment of society.