scholarly journals Between Mandala and World Stage: A Historiographical Study of a Public Space

HIMALAYA ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-96
Author(s):  
Urmi Sengupta
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Main Body ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
The Public ◽  
National Space ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
National Significance ◽  
Order Identity

Cities change. A sudden natural disaster may destroy a city. Spaces that were once important for the citizens and political life may be lost to development. Spaces that survive hold the quirks of history, culture, and society. This article develops a historical account of urban public space that explores the changing relationship between space, political order, identity, and memory. Using Tundikhel, the largest public open space of national significance in Kathmandu, Nepal, the article takes a journey from the ancient era to medieval times, and right through to the modern period to decipher the ways in which the public space has been historically formed, construed, and interpreted. The main body of the paper explores Tundikhel’s evolution through four thematic phases: (1) abstraction, folklore, and mysticism (300–1200 AD); (2) art, mandala and mercantalism (1201–1767 AD); (3) power, visibility, and modernity (1768–1989 AD) and; (4) breaking barriers and emancipation (1990 onwards). The article argues that a postmodern, hybrid nature of the public space today does more to capture the nature of the city’s change as a complex, multi-layered shift in which the history cannot be simply erased, but returns to disrupt contemporary narratives of the national space.

scholarly journals Does Immigration Affect Space Identity? Kastamonu Cumhuriyet Square Sample

SAGE Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 215824401989427
Author(s):  
Nur Belkayali ◽  
Elif Ayan Çeven
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Local People ◽  
Important Place ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The City ◽  
Intended Use

Humans change places voluntarily or involuntarily because of many factors, such as life struggle, wars, and diseases. The most intense city environments in which these translocations are observed are cities where many native and foreign individuals1 settle with the purposes of job, education, sheltering, and protection. Today, as in many cities of Turkey, it can be observed that the population of neighboring countries’ citizens in Kastamonu is increasing, mostly for educational purposes. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of cultural differences that especially take place due to migration on the use of public open space. Since squares are the vital points of cities, can be accessed easily by everyone, appeal to everyone, provide opportunity to socializing and they are the democratic environments that symbolize the culture of the city, they were considered to be the public open space which can define the effect of cultural differences in the use of public space the best and in this context Cumhuriyet Square was chosen as the study area which has an important place in the history of the city. In accordance with the aim of the study, the intended use of the square by foreign individuals from different cultures was determined, and therefore, it was aimed to reveal in what way the square was affected by this movement of migration. In the scope of the study, observations were made with area studies, and also 170 questionnaire studies were conducted with the users of the area. As a result of the study, a statistically significant difference was determined between the intended use of the Cumhuriyet Square, which has an important value for the identity of the city, by the local people and foreign individuals. It is required for foreign individuals to socialize with the local people in relation to adopting the space by improving their sense of belonging to prevent the identity of the space to be affected negatively and to create a common value on the emergence of a common culture, and it is considered that the most appropriate place for these values to emerge is squares which are one of the public open spaces.

scholarly journals Activity in Bandung city square as a public open space with open field concept

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARTEKS Jurnal Teknik Arsitektur ◽  
Grace Putri Dianty ◽  
Yohanes Basuki Dwisusanto
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Shade Trees ◽  
Functional Area ◽  
The Public ◽  
Play Area ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
The City ◽  
City Park ◽  
New Facilities

Bandung city square is an icon of Bandung, known by the public as a public open space with a field in the middle. The shape of the square has changed to resemble a city park with the addition of new facilities in it such as seating area, play area, sport area and so on. The changes affect its function as public space and the activities formed in it. The purpose of this study is to identify patterns of activities and their correspondence with the shape of the square as a public space in the city of Bandung. This study is carried out through stages (1) mapping the functional area based on its physical arrangement; (2) identifying activities formed in it and (3) interviewing the users. The result of the study indicates that the types of activities in Bandung city square are more diverse due to the addition of seating area, play area and renewal of the concept of the field. But besides that, the placement of shade trees in each sitting area needs to be considered so that the square is not only active at night, but also during the daytime.

scholarly journals RUANG PUBLIK SEBAGAI TEMPAT BERMAIN BAGI ANAK-ANAK : Studi Kasus Pengembangan "The Urban Zoo" bagi Kawasan Pecinan di Singapura

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-79
Author(s):  
Christine Wonoseputro
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
The City ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia ◽  
The Invisible

The development of the city has caused a great influence through the society and the children as the part of the society. The children activity in the city has caused spontaneous playing space in the public space and it is being called "the invisible playground." This phenomenon needs to be realized and needs to be adopted in design, so that it has not only brought negative impact to existence of the city public open space but in contrary it will bring positive influence to the public open space itself. Abstract in Bahasa Indonesia : Perkembangan kota menjadi menarik diamati, karena menimbulkan fenomena yang menarik di masyarakat, terutama bagi anak-anak. Pembangunan kota yang seringkali mengabaikan keikutsertaan anak - anak sebagai elemen sosial kota mengakibatkan timbulkan ruang bermain spontan yang tidak kasat mata atau dalam penelitian ini disebutkan sebagai " the invisible playground ". Hal ini menarik untuk disadari dan diadopsi dalam desain, sehingga fenomena tersebut bukannya memicu akibat negatif bagi ruang publik kota, melainkan mampu menimbulkan sumbangan yang positif bagi ruang kota itu sendiri. Kata kunci: ruang publik, anak-anak, "the invisible playground"

scholarly journals PERSEPSI PENGGUNA TERHADAP TINGKAT KEPENTINGAN ELEMEN RUANG TERBUKA PUBLIK DI KOMPLEK ALUN-ALUN UTARA SURAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 179
Author(s):  
Ghufroni Arsyad ◽  
Ahmad Sarwadi
Keyword(s):  
Multidimensional Scaling ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
User Perception ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
Average Population ◽  
Rank 2 ◽  
Level Of Importance

Abstract: This Study aims to understand the level of interest of public space element based on user perception who are categorized by visitor and traders in complex of north alun-alun surakarta. The study was conducted with a questionnaire of 100 visitors and 33 traders from the average population in the field divided into 4 segments to find out more in detail. Questionnaire data were analyzed with Multidimensional Scaling in SPSS to determine the ranking of the interests of 21 elements of public open space. Findings with double scaling according to visitors' perceptions that Pedestrian (Rank 1), Parking (rank 2) and Vegetation (Rank 3) while according to Pedestrian traders (rank 1), Places to Eat and drink (rank 2), Kiosk (Rank 3). In conclusion, the Pedestrian became the most important element in the public open space in Surakarta's northern plaza complex. The influence of the level of importance of elements of public open space varies depending on the settings and character of the open space itself.Keyword: Perception, Public Open Space, Multidimensionl ScalingAbstrak: Studi ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kepentingan elemen ruang terbuka publik bedasarkan persepsi pengguna yang dikategorikan pengunjung dan pedagang di komplek alun-alun utara Surakarta. Studi dilakukan dengan kuisioner sejumlah 100 pengunjung dan 33 pedagang dari populasi rata-rata di lapangan yang di bagi 4 segmen untuk mengetahui lebih detail. Data kuisioner dianalisa dengan Multidimensional Scaling pada SPSS untuk mengetahui peringkat kepentingan dari 21 elemen ruang terbuka publik. Hasil Temuan dengan penskalaan ganda menurut persepsi pengunjung bahwa Pedestrian (Peringkat 1), Parkir (peringkat 2) dan Vegetasi (Peringkat3) sedangkan menurut pedagang Pedestrian (peringkat1), Tempat Makan/minum (peringkat2), Kios (Peringkat3). Kesimpulanya Pedestrian menjadi elemen yang paling penting di ruang terbuka publik di komplek alun-alun utara Surakarta. Pengaruh tingkat kepentingan elemen dari ruang terbuka publik berbeda-beda tergantung seting dan karakter dari ruang terbuka itu sendiri.Kata Kunci: Persepsi, Ruang terbuka publik, Multidimensional Scaling

scholarly journals Privately-Owned Public Space for Public Use

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (7) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Achmad Delianur Nasution ◽  
Wahyuni Zahrah
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Gated Community ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Privately Owned ◽  
Open Access Article

The study investigated the using of privately-owned public space (POPS) in two gated communities in Medan, Indonesia. The activities of people during the weekend and the physical setting of the POPS were recorded through observation and visual survey. The research found that most of the visitors were not satisfied with the public open space, but they used it intensively. The study indicated that the better quality public open space was more livable compared to the poor quality. Since the visitors in the two public open spaces were mostly people who live outside the gated community, the private-owned public space contributed to public life.Keywords: privately-owned public space; gated community; Medan.eISSN 2398-4279 © 2017 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

scholarly journals “SAFE!”: YOUTH PERCEPTION OF TAMAN PERBANDARAN TENGKU ANIS, KOTA BHARU

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Mohd Hilmi Harun ◽  
Siti Aisyah Muhammad ◽  
Nik Ashri Nik Harun ◽  
Nooraziah Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Cultural Influences ◽  
Differential Method ◽  
Community Perception ◽  
Public Park ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
The Relationship

Social and cultural influences the community in many ways either directly or indirectly. Thus, this paper argues about the community perception focusing on the age of youth towards the Public Park in Kota Bharu regarding their expectation and their emotions upon this public park. Questionnaire regarding the youth’s perception about the relationship between the feelings and the Public Park utilization has been done as well as using observation and Semantic Differential Method. The result shows by the exploratory factor analysis based on eigenvalue cut off resulting four components regard to the facilities provided in Taman Perbandaran Tengku Anis with a total cumulative 72.324% while there are three components explained their feelings with total cumulative 72.923%. Consequently, the expectations and feelings of the youth as the users or visitors at this park is related to the component attractions of this park. Although this park can be considered as a successful urban public open space in terms of the physical environment designation that offered plenty of human activities onto it, the youth have their own on this public space.

scholarly journals Kajian Sistem Aktivitas pada Ruang Terbuka Publik Tepi Pantai Baron, Gunungkidul

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Elisabet Nungky Septania ◽  
Ahmad Sarwadi ◽  
Dyah Titisari Widyastuti
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
The Public ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Research Period ◽  
Descriptive Method

Baron Beach is a public space that becomes an icon of Gunungkidul Regency. The conditions of a waterfront that have a river and surrounded by hills also the presence of fishing activities attract visitors. Various kinds of activities that occur in this public open space at the same time with different interests, can cause conflicts between activities even though there are also activities that are in line with each other. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method that compares data to utilized public open space during the research period with existing theories. As the unit of analysis are actors who use public open space and the physical conditions of open space. The purpose of this research is to identify activity patterns in utilizing public open space, so that they can be taken into consideration in planning and designing the Public Open Space of Baron Waterfront.

Function Quality Improvement of Mahakam Riverbanks as a Public Open Space

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
V Makarau ◽  
P Languju ◽  
R La Putju ◽  
P Egam
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Interaction Space ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
Utility System ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
And Behavior

The increasing numbers of people and buildings that continue to grow and tend to be uncontrolled in the settlement causing some negative impacts one of them is the consistency of land allotment. This has resulted in some impacts such as ineffective utilities and environmental infrastructures, no mitigation system, and the unavailability of space for public spaces and other supporting facilities that supposed to be available within a settlement. Kampung Arab is one of a densely populated settlements located in the middle of business center area of Manado City, occupies the Mahakam riverbank. The limited space available in Kampung Arab has caused the settlements tend to be slummed and doesn’t have public open space as one of the residential support facilities. In addition, this settlement expands riverbanks so the functions of riverbanks become disturbed, and these settlements are often at risk of flooding. The purpose of this research is to analyze the function of Mahakam riverbanks against flood risk and to analyze the possibility of public space and pedestrian ways availability at the location of Mahakam riverbanks around the Kampung Arab settlement. The research method is qualitative descriptive method. Primary data were obtained through field observation, documentation, and interviews. The research is located in Kampung Arab settlement which occupies the banks of Mahakam River. Further analysis is done: 1) analysis of existing settlement of Kampung Arab to the Mahakam River related to: building’s orientation, river border, activity and behavior of society 2] analysis of public open space availability and its former elements, 3] analysis of settlement utility system and at the final stage conducted an analysis related to community activities and behavior. Expected results through this research are: improving function and quality of Mahakam River, restoring the function of riverbanks and public open space availability as social interaction space.

scholarly journals Where the Sidewalk Ends: Automobility and Shame in Tbilisi, Georgia

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 444-472 ◽  
Author(s):  
Perry Maxfield Waldman Sherouse
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Private Company ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Public ◽  
Physical Barriers ◽  
The Many ◽  
The City

In recent years, cars have steadily colonized the sidewalks in downtown Tbilisi. By driving and parking on sidewalks, vehicles have reshaped public space and placed pedestrian life at risk. A variety of social actors coordinate sidewalk affairs in the city, including the local government, a private company called CT Park, and a fleet of self-appointed st’aianshik’ebi (parking attendants) who direct drivers into parking spots for spare change. Pedestrian activists have challenged the automotive conquest of footpaths in innovative ways, including art installations, social media protests, and the fashioning of ad hoc physical barriers. By safeguarding sidewalks against cars, activists assert ideals for public space that are predicated on sharp boundaries between sidewalk and street, pedestrian and machine, citizen and commodity. Politicians and activists alike connect the sharpness of such boundaries to an imagined Europe. Georgia’s parking culture thus reflects not only local configurations of power among the many interests clamoring for the space of the sidewalk, but also global hierarchies of value that form meaningful distinctions and aspirational horizons in debates over urban public space. Against the dismal frictions of an expanding car system, social actors mobilize the idioms of freedom and shame to reinterpret and repartition the public/private distinction.

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