Analytical Interventions for the Open Spaces of the Community Centers in East Delhi; Case of Preet Vihar
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Public space improves public health
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Public Space Enhances Safety
Assessment of Public Open Spaces: Various organizations and urban bodies have issued specific guidelines for efficient and careful analysis of public open spaces for the development of our community. The different guidelines provide a set of specific standards that enables one to understand and rate these open spaces on the basis of the available facilities and requirements. From The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) Space Shapers Guide to the UNO-Habitat, specific guidelines on the assessment of open public spaces have been issued. The four defining features in the assessment of public open spaces are: •
Access and linkage
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Comfort and image
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Uses and activities
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Sociability
Figure 51: Attributes of Public Open spaces; Source: pps.org
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