GOOD PUBLIC SPACE
YEAR | 2022
LOCATION | Vaduz
INSTITUTION | Youth Parliament Liechtenstein
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How did public space develop over the last century in Liechtenstein? What is its potential?
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At first, new forms of mobility elevated the quality of public space in Liechtenstein, since they were in constant friction with old forms of mobility.
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However, the domination of cars and the separation or degradation of pedestrian space has lead to a decline of public spaces
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Public Space is as much a social tool as it is an aesthetic and ecological one.
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Mobility Space and Social space are two sides of one coin.
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favouring humans and the ecological infrastructure over cars and traffic infrastructure would lead to better public spaces and a society of cohesion.
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The systemic sharp division of public and private in the settlement structure has led to the deterioration of the public (space). Other cities show how it could be done differently.