Public Life of Small Towns Public Open Spaces in North Sumatra Province

Authors

  • Achmad Delianur Nasution Department of Architecture, University of Sumatra Utara, Jl. Perpustakaan Ged.J.07 Kampus USU Medan 20155, Indonesia
  • Wahyuni Zahrah Department of Architecture, University of Sumatra Utara, Jl. Perpustakaan Ged.J.07 Kampus USU Medan 20155, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.236

Keywords:

Public Life, Public Open Space, Small Towns, North Sumatra

Abstract

The urbanization process that change urban space and people also goes on in small towns in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia. As the region becomes more urbanized, commercial centers grow up. In contrast, public open space tends to decline. In this condition, the study aim is to explore the public life that goes on. The research indicates that almost POS was not designed based on common criteria of successful POS in those of developed countries. However, people utilize the POS intensively and meet people needs. The using grade of the POS shows that there is no a significant different between well-design and poor design POS.

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Published

2016-06-27

How to Cite

Nasution, A. D., & Zahrah, W. (2016). Public Life of Small Towns Public Open Spaces in North Sumatra Province. Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, 1(1), 375–383. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.236

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