Описание: 9 March 2019. Near the boating lake at Alexandra Palace. Please scroll down for my close-up of the memorial plaque on this bench. ______________________________________ Random links § New York professor Setha Low told KCBS Radio San Francisco that accessible public benches are part of: "A Just City and a Vibrant Public Space". She was interviewed on 21 February 2015 on the particular issue of architecture aimed at excluding homeless people. Download a 6 minute podcast here. I transcribed the final minute. KCBS interviewer : Are there also some other unintended consequences? For example, benches provided for somebody who's elderly. And maybe really just needs to sit down because they're tired? Setha Low : I should be very clear. This kind of defensive architecture is anti-human. It's not just anti-homeless. It's anti-everyone; it's anti-elderly; anti-children. It's really not thinking about trying to build a just city and a vibrant public space. And that the increasing use of architecture - it was very popular in the seventies - and then it went away. And now it's coming back again. It has to do with the cleaning-up and the, sort of, sanitising of our public spaces. And their increasing privatisation. And decisions being made of who should be in those public spaces. These ordinances and changing in rules doesn't just keep away people who are homeless and have no place to go. But also does not provide for youth of colour. And doesn't provide for elderly. Doesn't provide for anyone with disabilities. It has wide ranging impact on the vitality of our public space today. And doesn't bode well for the future." Links here. § Link to the location in the photo above with Google streetview. § A fascinating website from the Young Foundation: The Bench Project. And its link on Twitter. § Download free Research 2015 Report by The Young Foundation. "Benches for Everyone. Solitude in public, sociability for free'. It includes the Young Foundation's: "findings supporting the development of the Manifesto, and ‘Making Benches Better: Points for Action’. (see report below). Policy impacts include influencing agendas regarding public health, social experiences of living in city neighbourhoods, combating loneliness and isolation, design of public spaces, community safety and policing, supporting participation of elderly and young residents, and addressing hate crime and harassment." "A bench is an open gesture of welcome, an invitation to linger, however briefly. Benches create the opportunity for recognition through nodding and smiling that is fundamental to friendly communities. People enjoy mingling in public space, loosely interacting with others, and that these casual encounters foster a sense of belonging. This is particularly important because we found that, while all social groups use benches, the heaviest users are people with mental health problems, carers, older people, and those who are unemployed. Seen in this light, the availability of benches becomes an issue of inclusion, an important way of providing equal access to public space to more vulnerable members of the community. For these groups cafes as an alternative meeting place are simply too expensive and homes are often too small and too crowded."
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