Chapter 4- PUBLIC SPACE contributes to the standard of life altogether of its aspects - economic, social, and cultural. Invalid source specified. FACTORS
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DEVELOPMENT AVAILABLE LAND Abandoned waterfront facilities led to depressed land values, ripe for ambitious redevelopment schemes. CLEANER WATER AND LAND Environmental laws relating to water front cleaning and remediation, beginning in the 1970s and 1980s made the land again appealing along the waterfront. THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION MOVEMENT Preservationists took to preserving historic structures, much of which were located along the waterfront and still standing thanks to a protracted period of abandonment. CITIZEN ACTIVISM AND LEADERSHIP Citizen activism coming forward in reclaiming ‘lost’ waterfronts and historic regions pushed much by the redevelopment by city agencies. URBAN REVITALIZATION With the revitalization of urban downtowns and also the construction of residential developments with supporting services, waterfronts became prime assets.
4.14ART AND PUBLIC SPACES Public art has diverse meanings, it occupies public space and therefore public art is meant to be physically and freely accessible to the general public. Public art is commonly site specific or audience specific and relates to the context within which it's sited. It can be both permanent and temporary, internal and external, and enormous or small scale. Public art can embrace all art forms and its parameters are continually expanding. Public art is widely understood and it possess many benefits to urban quality: URBANISM ALONG THE BRIDGE
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