<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Expansion of cities and their impact areas extend also the semantic boundaries of urban ecentres, while public open space in the city centres maintain attractivity, especially within the medieval cores. The diverse functional processes that satisfy the needs of all users of urban space in general, on the one hand carry the function of circulation or communication, and on the other – relaxation or recreation. Elements of spatial organization and environment planning essential for the realization of each function differ, and depending on which of the functional processes prevails in the particular place, open space acquires either priority of communication or of recreation.</p><p>The paper focuses on the interests and needs of main groups of users of the historical city centre – Riga Old Town, states availability of adequate space, as well as sets the criteria of high-quality public open space.</p></abstract>

Expansion of cities and their impact areas extend also the semantic boundaries of urban ecentres, while public open space in the city centres maintain attractivity, especially within the medieval cores. The diverse functional processes that satisfy the needs of all users of urban space in general, on the one hand carry the function of circulation or communication, and on the other – relaxation or recreation. Elements of spatial organization and environment planning essential for the realization of each function differ, and depending on which of the functional processes prevails in the particular place, open space acquires either priority of communication or of recreation.The paper focuses on the interests and needs of main groups of users of the historical city centre – Riga Old Town, states availability of adequate space, as well as sets the criteria of high-quality public open space.

Urban Communication: The Uses of Public Space in Riga Historical City Centre

Architecture and Urban Planning

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Expansion of cities and their impact areas extend also the semantic boundaries of urban ecentres, while public open space in the city centres maintain...

Urban Communication: The Uses of Public Space in Riga Historical City Centre

Published Online: Feb 10, 2018

Page range: 100 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2017-0014

Keywords
Historical City Centre, public open space, Riga Old Town

© 2017 Uģis Bratuškins et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Urban Communication: The Uses of Public Space in Riga Historical City Centre

Published Online: Feb 10, 2018

Page range: 100 - 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/aup-2017-0014

KeywordsHistorical City Centre, public open space, Riga Old Town

© 2017 Uģis Bratuškins et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Historical City Centre, public open space, Riga Old Town