Research Progress and Prospect of Urban Space Publicness
ZHANG Chen, ZHANG Nan, ZHU Peijuan, QIN Shuqian, ZHANG Yong
Abstract：
The urban planning and construction mode that pays attention to the economic value and tool value of urban space makes the urban space bearing the public life present the characteristics of isolation and fragmentation, especially the parks and squares. In modern cities, the rise of individualistic values and the emergence of atomized lifestyles have gradually promoted the despatialization of public life. Both of them have caused the problems of decreasing the publicness of urban space and social isolation. This paper combs the concepts and theoretical connotation of publicness, urban space publicness, etc. Based on the contemporary urban background and from the perspective of man-land relationship, the theoretical framework of urban space publicness is reconstructed, which includes three dimensions of urban space: impact mechanism, external performance and public perception. This paper focuses on the external performance of urban space and believes that space should have three characteristics: functional diversity, form openness and relevance sharing; it further supports the realization of the public value of urban space – “respecting the basic principles of individual freedom, equality and difference, and meeting the public’s demand for alternative, accessible and interactive public life”. This framework has laid a research foundation for the follow-up in-depth analysis of urban space publicness, such as the difference of its distribution in the city and how it formed. Finally, it provides theoretical guidance and method support for the future development of city, and achieve the goal of people-oriented and sustainable city.