Public open space

Public open space

Public Open Space is often referred to by urban planners and landscape architects by the acronym 'POS'. It has a meaning similar to public park, but varied interpretations of the term are possible.

'Public' can mean:
* owned by a national or local government body
* owned by 'public' body (eg a not-for-profit organization) and held in trust for the public
* owned by a private individual or organization but made available for public use

'Open' can mean:
* open for public access
* open for public recreation
* outdoors, i.e. not a space within a building
* vegetated

Depending on which of these definitions are adopted, any of the following could be called Public Open Space:

* a public park
* a town square
* a greenway which is open to the public but runs through farmland or a forest
* a public highway
* a private road with public access

ee also

*public good
*public space
*environmental good
*landscape planning
*landscape architecture

External links

* [http://www.pps.org/ Project for Public Space] - information on creating and sustaining public places
* [http://www.cabespace.org.uk CABEspace] - a government agency for good public park design in England
* [http://www.uli.org/ Urban Land Institute] - information on the use of land to enhance the environment.


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