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Why Public Space Matters Av Setha (distinguished Professor Of Anthropology Distinguished Professor Of Anthropology Cuny Graduate Center) Low

Drawing from decades of research, Setha Low shows how public space contributes to a flourishing society through promoting social justice and democratic practices. Thriving public spaces also enhance creativity, health, urban resilience, and environmental sustainability. Yet more than ever, public spaces across the world are threatened by urban development, privatization and neglect. Public spaces ¿ where people from all walks of life play, work, meet, talk, read, think, debate, and protest ¿ are vital to a healthy civic life. And, as the eminent scholar of public space Setha Low argues in Why Public Space Matters, even fleeting moments of visibility and encounter in these spaces tend to foster a broader worldview and our willingness to accept difference. Such experiences also enhance flexible thinking, problem solving, creativity, and inclusiveness. There aremany such spaces, but they all enhance social life. Sidewalks and plazas offer business opportunities for small-scale entrepreneu

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