| Přispěvatelé: |
Fikfak, Alenka, Nikšić, Matej, Mady, Christine, Bizjak, Igor, Blenkuš, Matej |
| Popis: |
Public spaces are one of the main constituent elements of the built environment, which functionally and visually contribute to the integration of urban tissue. They are significant places for social interaction that manifoldly improve the culture and quality of life and, if properly planned and designed, represent an important element of sustainable development. In this work, public spaces are considered on two levels, as part of urban tissue and as specific microlocations. On the first level, the importance of public space is considered in the wider context of sustainable urban development investigating all its aspects. The emphasis is placed on the key role of the public space both for the city and for sustainability. The second level considers the public space planning and design of the specific microlocations in the centre of the city of Varaždin. The emphasis is placed on the consideration of the system of public places, their re-thinking and enhancing through soft measures. Consideration of public spaces during city development shows their importance in case of different development dynamics, either expansion or transformation. Through research of urban public spaces in the context of sustainability, topics of mobility, vehichle, pedestrian and bicycle relations on certain microlocations which make a system of public areas in the centre of the city of Varaždin (streets, public squares, parks, common areas, etc.) are analysed. The aim of this paper is to highlight the significance and importance of the public space in the built environment, considered from various aspects of sustainability, with a special emphasis placed on the public spaces in the centre of the city of Varaždin. |
