Right to common passage
In Nordic countries, like Norway, Sweden, Finland, and also Estonia, all nature areas are considered public space, due to a law, the allemansrätten (the right to common passage). See more

Space design is defined as the "art and science of designing and arranging physical spaces to make them more conducive to human flourishing and wellbeing. This process involves considering factors such as lighting, colour, furniture … See more

• Sonia Curnier (2023). Universal Singular. Public Space Design of the Early 21st Century. Basel/Berlin/Boston: Birkhäuser Verlag, ISBN 978-3 … See more

Public space, as a term and as a concept in design, is volatile. There is much conversation around what constitutes public space, what role it plays, and how design should approach and deal with it.
Historical shift
Historically, public … See more

• Agora
• Busking
• Community centre
• Enclosure
• Footpath
• Freedom of panorama See more

• Media related to Public space at Wikimedia Commons
• European Archive of Urban Public Space
• Project for Public Spaces See more