oriented environments. That activation is based on idealisation of a good public space. It
could be argued that our understanding of public space is deriving from the utopian ideas of
democracy, ancient Greek agora and Roman forum. When we think about public space we
usually imagine it as urban open space, accessible to all citizens, with ideal enclosed form
of plaza of a particular size and scale, which welcomes everybody and demonstrates …
Urban regeneration projects often deal with activation of public space and pedestrian-
oriented environments. That activation is based on idealisation of a good public space. It
could be argued that our understanding of public space is deriving from the utopian ideas of
democracy, ancient Greek agora and Roman forum. When we think about public space we
usually imagine it as urban open space, accessible to all citizens, with ideal enclosed form
of plaza of a particular size and scale, which welcomes everybody and demonstrates …