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As the name indicates, public space-public life studies provide knowledge about physical frameworks as well as how people use them. The purpose of conducting these studies is to improve the physical conditions for people in cities by acquiring specific knowledge about individual public spaces and how and when they are used.
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© 2013 Jan Gehl and Birgitte Svarre
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Gehl, J., Svarre, B. (2013). Public Life Studies in Practice. In: How To Study Public Life. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-525-0_6
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