Summary Of Needs In Public Space

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The readings from the chapter Needs in Public Space go into detail on what makes a good public space citing many great examples in the process. The author makes a good point early on that although a majority of people intend to go to these spaces, sometimes people stumble upon them by accident. It is important to make a good first impression on these people because if not they may never come back, or see the space as important. Like we have learned previously fear or bad experiences can lead to people never inhabiting a space again, and familiarity is key to get people to come to a space. So if someone goes to a public plaza and has a pleasant experience they may begin to go more often and for longer durations of time after they are familiar