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Abaghouei fard H. A hurried investigation of the impact of the growing commercialization of public spaces in Tehran. مکتب نقدنظر 2025; 1 (1) :30-35
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Ph.D. Landscape Architecture, University of Tehran, Iran
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Today, pseudo-public spaces have a special place in the landscape of cities as a result of the continuous transformation of the city, the setting of new rules for the management and use of space, and the complex and multidimensional process of the formation and development of public spaces. Limited users and the prominent role of the private sector in the management and maintenance of space are the most important features of pseudo-public spaces, such as shopping centers and entertainment complexes. The neutrality of the thinkers' critical assessment of the social function of pseudo-public spaces and the constructive effect of some of these spaces on the social life and urban landscape of Tehran, clarifies the necessity of discussing pseudo-public spaces. The pseudo-public spaces improve the social life of the citizens as a result of the interactivity of the environmental characteristics, such as the presence of attractive functions and the humanistic characteristics, such as the presence of a similar group of a public and special gathering of people in them, the appropriate planning of the private sector developers and the benefits of the financial capacities of the non-governmental sector. The constructive effect of pseudo-public spaces in the prosperity of the city's social life, along with their exclusive aspect resulting from the economic drivers of their formation, makes clear the necessity of moderation in the field of urban landscape management. Balancing the two approaches of creating attractive functions with economic benefits and not limiting the attractions of the urban landscape to the financial resources of the private sector leads to the manifestation of the city landscape as a common resource and asset. Strategies, such as validating the diversity of citizens within the framework of the definition of several publics, taking advantage of the economic component and spreading the facilities of the private sector in the public areas of the city, making part of the environmental and humanistic attractions of the public space independent from the financial resources of the private sector and bridging between government, private and non-profit sectors in the design and planning of public space will be effective in more appropriate management of the urban landscape.
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Received: 2025/06/29 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/07/1
Received: 2025/06/29 | Accepted: 2025/07/1 | Published: 2025/07/1
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