The water square Benthemplein in Rotterdam holds a twofold strategy: it is public space and storm water storage combined in one space. The square is part of a strategy to increase climate resilience by adaptive measures. A new way of creating extra funding for high-quality public space is applied here: this square has…

The Design Guidelines for Safe and Inclusive Public Spaces in Palestine is a strategic and technical reference developed by UN-Habitat in partnership with the Ministry of Local Government under the HAYA Joint Programme funded by the Government of Canada. This document provides a comprehensive framework for Local Govern…

Pseudo-public space – squares and parks that seem public but are actually owned by corporations – has quietly spread across cities worldwide. As the Guardian maps its full extent in London for the first time, Jack Shenker reports on a new culture of secrecy and control, where private security guards can remove you for…

This report systematizes the implementation process, challenges, learnings, and results of complete street interventions in eight cities from different regions of Brazil. The document showcases the applicability of the complete streets concept in the Brazilian urban reality to promote positive impacts on people's quali…

The case of Bab Lamrissa Square in Sale Morocco This article presents the social uses and practices of users through their manifestations, in order to evaluate the evolution of the relationship between the transformation of spatial structures and the production of landscapes representative of the image of the urb…

The South African Experience of Racial Based Segregation Legislation and its impact on Public Space Development People-Centred Public Spaces are attentive to the needs of communities, democratic, and responsive to the spatial environment of cities. Public space is a key component for cities in sustaining a viable…