A Critical Review of Parks as Urban Public Spaces

Abstract

Urban public spaces play a major role in the city development and towns. It is a major component defining the built mass and urban fabric of the city. The life, form, and experience of towns and cities are greatly influenced by open spaces on a global scale. Recently, there has been a more significant focus on the necessity of reclaiming the sense of community that we somehow lost when we stopped engaging in social activities and stopped frequently going to the neighbourhood gathering spots. This paper classifies various typologies of urban public spaces and different types of parks at the macro and micro levels. Further, this study understands and explores the status of parks at the micro level to derive the issues and concerns in neighbourhood urban green spaces. The exploratory study has been adopted to identify the existing issues faced by users and the impact they have on parks