scholarly journals Participative management model for humanizing public spaces. Analco neighborhood, Puebla, Mexico

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORMA LETICIA RAMIREZ ROSETE ◽  
Nilsen Pamela Arana Somuhano ◽  
MARIA LOURDES GUEVARA ROMERO
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Evaluation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Participatory Management ◽  
The Public ◽  
Historic Center ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
The Common ◽  
Landscape Heritage

The public spaces in Analco neighborhood in the historic center of Puebla show a lack of appropriation on the part of its users, are invaded by the informal commerce and the streets, gardens and pedestrian zones are in inadequate conditions, all of which contributes to their deterioration and insecurity. This article presents a proposal of a participatory management model that contributes to achieve the appropriation and humanization of public spaces and the historical, cultural and landscape heritage of the neighborhood. Understanding the logic of territorial problems implies an epistemological thought that, through a methodology based on action research, promotes the qualitative evaluation of the problem using successive approaches. By doing so, will be able to promote complex thinking and systemic approaches for the construction of knowledge and to understand the process of the neighborhood’s evolution where different interests and needs converge for the common well-being.

Positive Distractions and Play in the Public Spaces of Pediatric Healthcare Environments: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-197
Author(s):  
Shan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Benefits ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
The Public ◽  
Healthcare Environments ◽  
Positive Feelings ◽  
Pediatric Healthcare

Background: A positive distraction is a significant environmental feature that introduces positive feelings by diverting attention from stress or anxious thoughts. Existing research has deemed the application of positive distractions in pediatric environments to be significant. This study investigated the essential positive distractions and the associated health benefits. Aims: The aims of this study were to validate and extend evidence on positive distractions and play opportunities in the design of the public spaces in pediatric healthcare environments, translate existing evidence into design suggestions, and identify research gaps in this realm. Methods: A four-phased literature review method was employed in the study, including literature search, literature screening and selection, literature appraisal, and thematic analysis and in-depth discussion. Eventually, 27 peer-reviewed publications were reviewed and discussed in detail. Results/Conclusions: The gathered materials were grouped into six themes of positive distractions: (1) art and environmental aesthetics, (2) spatial arrangement and atrium, (3) considerations of socialization patterns, (4) play and interactive technologies, (5) sound and lighting interventions, and (6) access to nature. The research indicated that positive distractions in the pediatric healthcare environment provide a series of health benefits for patients, including improved behavioral and emotional well-being, reduced stress and anxiety, enhanced healthcare experience and satisfaction, and facilitated medical procedures and recovery. Yet significant research gaps emerged between positive distractions and play in garden spaces and spatial design to accommodate interactive technology and socialization in the public areas of pediatric healthcare environments. This study organized the understanding on the components of supportive environments and its outcomes for pediatric healthcare design.

Public Space, Common Space, and the Spaces In–Between: A Case Study of Philadelphia's LOVE Park

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 676-703
Author(s):  
Luke M. Cianciotto
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
General Public ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Public ◽  
Common Space ◽  
The Common

This study concerns the struggle for Philadelphia's LOVE Park, which involved the general public and its functionaries on one side and skateboarders on the other. This paper argues LOVE Park was one place composed of two distinct spaces: the public space the public engendered and the common space the skateboarders produced. This case demonstrates that public and common space must be understood as distinct, for they entail different understandings of publicly accessible space. Additionally, public and common spaces often exist simultaneously as “public–common spaces,” which emphasizes how they reciprocally shape one another. This sheds light on the emergence of “anti–common public space,” which is evident in LOVE Park's 2016 redesign. This concept considers how common spaces are increasingly negated in public spaces. The introduction of common space to the study of public spaces is significant as it allows for more nuanced understandings of transformations in the urban landscape.

scholarly journals Ruptured space and spatial estrangement: (Un)making of public space in Kathmandu

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 2780-2800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Urmi Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Civil Wars ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Common Notion ◽  
The Common ◽  
The City

Public space is increasingly recognised to be central to spatial discourse of cities. A city’s urbanism is displayed in public spaces, representing a myriad of complex socio-cultural, economic and democratic practices of everyday life. In cities of the Global South, especially those with nascent democracies, different values attached to a space by various actors – both material and symbolic – frame the contestation, making the physical space a normative instrument for contestation. Tundikhel, once believed to be the largest open space in Asia, is an important part of Kathmandu’s urbanism, which has witnessed two civil wars popularly known as Jana Andolans, and the subsequent political upheavals, to emerge as the symbolic meeting point of the city, democracy, and its people. The paper argues that the confluence of the three modalities of power – institutionalisation, militarisation and informalisation – has underpinned its historical transformation, resulting in what I call ‘urban rupturing’: a process of (un)making of public space, through physical and symbolic fragmentation and spatial estrangement. The paper contends that unlike the common notion that public spaces such as Tundikhel are quintessentially public, hypocrisy is inherent to the ‘publicness’ agenda of the state and the institutional machinery in Kathmandu. It is an urban condition that not only maligns the public space agenda but also creeps into other spheres of urban development.

ECO PUBLIC ART PLACEMAKING FRAMEWORK: A CASE STUDY OF LAMAN SENI SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalilah Zakariya ◽  
Syamim Azhari
Keyword(s):  
Public Art ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Outdoor Spaces

The implementation of public art in the outdoor spaces has been acknowledged by various designers and researchers to enliven public spaces. The contributions of public art towards social well-being have also gained a growing attention among researchers for the past three decades. Within the recent years, efforts of placemaking have begun to be initiated by local authorities, as a way of reinforcing the sense of belonging among the public towards their public spaces. While the placemaking process is commonly adopted as a method to revive cities and communities, however, there has not yet been any documentation on the use of public art as part of the process, particularly in Malaysia. This study aims to establish the Eco Public Art Placemaking Framework to guide local authorities and built environment professionals adopt public participation in the public art process. This study has examined Laman Seni Shah Alam as a case study, which is a back lane revitalization project that has been transformed through eco public art. Through semi-structured interviews with the local authority, the organizer and the artists, this study has discovered that the framework is collaborative and multidisciplinary, and that there are four main phases in the framework. This study concludes that the framework has potential to be adopted by local authorities in Malaysia, and it can enable a more holistic process between the local government, consultants, artists and the public.

scholarly journals ECO PUBLIC ART PLACEMAKING FRAMEWORK: A CASE STUDY OF LAMAN SENI SHAH ALAM, MALAYSIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Khalilah Zakariya ◽  
Syamim Azhari
Keyword(s):  
Public Art ◽  
Sense Of Belonging ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Outdoor Spaces

The implementation of public art in the outdoor spaces has been acknowledged by various designers and researchers to enliven public spaces. The contributions of public art towards social well-being have also gained a growing attention among researchers for the past three decades. Within the recent years, efforts of placemaking have begun to be initiated by local authorities, as a way of reinforcing the sense of belonging among the public towards their public spaces. While the placemaking process is commonly adopted as a method to revive cities and communities, however, there has not yet been any documentation on the use of public art as part of the process, particularly in Malaysia. This study aims to establish the Eco Public Art Placemaking Framework to guide local authorities and built environment professionals adopt public participation in the public art process. This study has examined Laman Seni Shah Alam as a case study, which is a back lane revitalization project that has been transformed through eco public art. Through semi-structured interviews with the local authority, the organizer and the artists, this study has discovered that the framework is collaborative and multidisciplinary, and that there are four main phases in the framework. This study concludes that the framework has potential to be adopted by local authorities in Malaysia, and it can enable a more holistic process between the local government, consultants, artists and the public.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Relationships between Citizens’ Emotions and their Momentary Satisfaction in Urban Public Spaces

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minou Weijs-Perrée ◽  
Gamze Dane ◽  
Pauline van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Emotional State ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Positive Experiences

It is recognized that the urban environment, and specifically better-experienced urban public space, contribute to people’s subjective well-being. However, research on people’s momentary subjective well-being (i.e., emotional state) in relation to the multiple aspects of urban public spaces is still limited. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze people’s emotional state and how this is influenced by the momentary satisfaction with urban public spaces, and also controlling for personal and experience characteristics. Data of 1056 momentary experiences of 161 citizens regarding the urban public space in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, were collected by means of an experience sampling method (ESM). These data were analyzed using a mixed multinomial logit (MMNL) model for each dimension of people’s momentary subjective well-being (i.e., sense of security, comfort, happiness, and annoyance). Results of this study showed that people were happier when they were satisfied with the atmosphere of the public space and felt more secure, comfortable, and less annoyed when they were more satisfied with traffic safety. Results could be used by policymakers and urban planners to create inclusive urban public spaces where people have more positive experiences, which eventually could lead to happier, comfortable, more secure and less annoyed citizens.

scholarly journals Avaliação do espaço público urbano: Passeio das Virtudes, Porto, Portugal

Terr Plural ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-185
Author(s):  
Cauê Martins Rios ◽  
Luiza Rabaça Loureiro Bruno Bispo ◽  
Fernando Manuel Brandão Alves ◽  
Carolina Aquino Amador ◽  
Luis Guilherme Aita Pippi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The City

This paper aims to elaborate a diagnosis of the public space of Passeio das Virtudes, in Porto, Portugal. As a place of great importance, and agglomeration of people, it is neglected by the citizen. It was performed first a bibliographical revision, referring to the relation of the cities with their public spaces and the transformations of the same ones until nowadays. In addition, it was made a qualitative analysis structured in four dimensions: physical, functional, social, and historical-cultural. Thus, knowing the region and the needs of the uses of the space it was possible to highlight the positive aspects of Passeio das Virtudes environment. By seeking information and diagnoses that provide the city with an even more lively urban environment, of attraction to the public, which ensures well-being, safety, comfort, and accessibility to users, we are thus meeting the policies of revitalization and transformation of the place into a pole of culture and leisure.

scholarly journals Bits of Falling Sky and Global Pandemics: Moral Panic and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen L. Muzzatti
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Common Cold ◽  
Moral Panic ◽  
Critical Criminology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Common ◽  
Sociology Of Health

Whether it's a story about crime, the weather, politics, Hollywood celebrities, or public health, sensationalistic and exploitative coverage is a media staple. The mass media's coverage of the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in the spring of 2003 was no exception. The media's construction of the source, virulence, and transmissibility of this disease, a previously unknown cousin of the common cold, diverged considerably from its medical realities and contributed to a widespread though short-lived moral panic. Drawing on work in the areas of the sociology of health and critical criminology, this article explores the claims-making activities behind the SARS “epidemic.” Specifically, it addresses how threats to the public well-being are manufactured by the media and how these threats draw upon past and present cultural myths of dangerous “others” and contribute to unwarranted public fear, intolerance, and distrust.

scholarly journals Geografia, violência, segurança e saúde - reflexões sobre a contribuição das unidades de polícia pacificadora (UPP) do rio janeiro à saúde da população

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 2935-2946
Author(s):  
Romero de Albuquerque Maranhão ◽  
Raphael dos Ramos Maranhão
Keyword(s):  
Rio De Janeiro ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Security ◽  
Urban Violence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Spatial Inequalities ◽  
Spatially Distributed ◽  
Violencia Urbana ◽  
The City

Questões relacionadas com a violência urbana afetam diretamente as condições de saúde da população, produzindo distúrbios mentais como o medo e a loucura, desigualdades sócio-espaciais, inutilização dos espaços públicos de lazer e em determinadas situações a morte. O objetivo deste trabalho, a partir de uma revisão bibliográfica, é refletir sobre a ação da Secretaria de Segurança Pública em criar as Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora (UPP), espacialmente distribuídas na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, e sua possível conexão com a atenuação da violência urbana, bem como na saúde da população. Conclui-se que as Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora, ainda em estágio de implantação e adequação, geram um sentimento de segurança, conforto e bem-estar para a população, haja vista a redução no número de crimes e delitos entre os anos de 2009 e 2010.     Issues related to urban violence directly affect the health conditions of the population, producing mental disorders such as fear and madness, socio-spatial inequalities, disabling public spaces for leisure and, in certain situations, death. The objective of this work, based on a literature review, is to reflect on the action of the Public Security Secretariat in creating the Pacifying Police Units (UPP), spatially distributed in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and its possible connection with the attenuation of urban violence, as well as in the health of the population. It is concluded that the Pacifying Police Units, still at the stage of implementation and adaptation, generate a feeling of security, comfort and well-being for the population, given the reduction in the number of crimes and offenses between 2009 and 2010.

Welfare State Values and Public Service Media in the Era of Datafication

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaarina Nikunen ◽  
Jenni Hokka
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Media Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Public Media ◽  
New Public

Welfare states have historically been built on values of egalitarianism and universalism and through high taxation that provides free education, health care, and social security for all. Ideally, this encourages participation of all citizens and formation of inclusive public sphere. In this welfare model, the public service media are also considered some of the main institutions that serve the well-being of an entire society. That is, independent, publicly funded media companies are perceived to enhance equality, citizenship, and social solidarity by providing information and programming that is driven by public rather than commercial interest. This article explores how the public service media and their values of universality, equality, diversity, and quality are affected by datafication and a platformed media environment. It argues that the embeddedness of public service media in a platformed media environment produces complex and contradictory dependencies between public service media and commercial platforms. The embeddedness has resulted in simultaneous processes of adapting to social media logics and datafication within public service media as well as in attempts to create alternative public media value-driven data practices and new public media spaces.

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