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Evaluating Public Space
By Mehta, V.
Full Citation
Mehta, V. (2014). Evaluating public space. Journal of Urban Design, 19(1), 53-88.
Key Findings
The paper explores evidence for the hypothesis that good public space is required for the social and psychological health of modern communities, and it creates a public space index to assess the quality of public space by empirically evaluating its inclusiveness, meaningfulness, safety, comfort and pleasurability.