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Challenging the 'End of Public Space': A Comparative Analysis of Publicness in British and Dutch Urban Spaces

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  • Florian Langstraat
  • Rianne Van Melik

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The increasing involvement of the private sector in the design and management of urban public space has prompted some critical scholars to predict the 'end of public space'. This study reassesses the implications of private sector involvement through a comparative analysis of British and Dutch urban spaces, based on a threefold critique of the existing literature on the privatization of public space. The analysis is governed by a new model of pseudo-public space that consists of four dimensions of 'publicness': ownership, management, accessibility and inclusiveness (OMAI). The findings suggest that, while there are significant differences between the British and the Dutch cases, neither context supports the notion of a possible 'end of public space' in any literal sense.

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  • Florian Langstraat & Rianne Van Melik, 2013. "Challenging the 'End of Public Space': A Comparative Analysis of Publicness in British and Dutch Urban Spaces," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(3), pages 429-448, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:18:y:2013:i:3:p:429-448
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2013.800451
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    1. Yunjing Wu & Jing Wang & Sunnie Sing-Yeung Lau & Stephen Siu Yu Lau & Yijia Miao, 2022. "An Improved Publicness Assessment Tool Based on a Combined Spatial Model: Case Study of Guangzhou, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-27, November.
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    3. Noman Sahito & Haoying Han & Thuy Van Thi Nguyen & Insin Kim & Jinsoo Hwang & Arif Jameel, 2020. "Examining the Quasi-Public Spaces in Commercial Complexes," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-16, February.
    4. Svetlana K. Perović & Jelena Bajić Šestović, 2019. "Creative Street Regeneration in the Context of Socio-Spatial Sustainability: A Case Study of a Traditional City Centre in Podgorica, Montenegro," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(21), pages 1-25, October.
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