Shared public spaces: Revisiting its significance on different impact dimensions Inhaj M Akram1,*, Dr. Singh Ashvini Kumar2 1Junior Research Fellow - UGC Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India 2Associate Professor Department of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India *Email: akramminhaj09@gmail.com
Online published on 6 October, 2020. Abstract Communities or settlements across the world are support bases for holistic development of its inhabitants. People constitute communities, in turn communities provide for the social, economic, political, religious, educational and developmental needs of the people. Shared public spaces or common spaces within are used for gathering of its residents for various purposes challenging all odds that could hamper the peace and harmony of the community. In presence of social cohesion among the community people assisted by well-planned public spaces, decision making to deal with community issues gets expedited. Public spaces offer scope for gatherings which are not limited to solve community issues only but serve recreational purposes also. With growing differences, excessive engagement in one.s own life, placing less importance to community issues as whole and shift of attention towards virtual spaces; the shared public spaces have lost its ability to maintain its identity. A nourished environment can assist in and provide the community people with many social, educational, recreational benefits and improve social cohesion. This article is an attempt to revisit and ascertain the worth of public spaces viewing it from various impact dimensions it has. Top Keywords Public Space and Education, Public Space and Local Governance, Public Space and Recreation, ICT in Public Spaces, Public Space and Social Cohesion. Top |