Pseudo-public space

Sadiq Khan's plans for London are providing some excitement:
Futures Forum: An exciting 'design-led' plan for London

He's also making plans for 'real' public space:
London mayor to draw up charter regulating pseudo-public space | Cities | The Guardian

This follows on from mounting evidence of the spread of these 'pseudo-public spaces':
'It's really shocking': UK cities refusing to reveal extent of pseudo-public space | Cities | The Guardian

Whether in the capital:
The First Map of London's ‘Pseudo-Public’ Space Epidemic | Big Think
Pseudo-public space: explore the map – and tell us what we’re missing | Cities | The Guardian

Or further afield:
The rise of pseudo public spaces in Bristol - bristol247
Pseudo-public space in Bristol : bristol

Pseudo-Public spaces can be defined nowadays as Malls, theme parks and sport stadiums. A pseudo-public space gives the idea of a space with its own diversity of people where they give the false impression that anyone can be a part of this space, while only certain people are welcome and invited into these spaces.

pseudo-public spaces

Meanwhile, in East Devon:
“Pseudo-public space” – watch out Cranbrook | East Devon Watch
Cranbrook “country park” to go to public inquiry | East Devon Watch

The District Council is promising to transfer lots of 'public open space' to the Town Council:
Futures Forum: Knowle relocation project: extraordinary District Council meeting >>> Wednesday 3rd June

Although it depends what you mean by 'public space':
Futures Forum: Public Space
Futures Forum: East Devon and the expropriation of public space
Futures Forum: The new enclosures >>> the commons and privatizing public space

This is something which has interested investigative journalist Anna Minton for some time:
Anna Minton | Ground Control
What Kind of World are We Building? The Privatisation of Public Space | Big Capital | London | Anna Minton | Housing Crisis

She was particularly interested in how 'change of land-use criteria' happened when putting together the Local Plan in East Devon:
'Scaring the living daylights out of people': The local lobby and the failure of democracy | Big Capital | London | Anna Minton | Housing Crisis
Futures Forum: Making profits from changing land use: "Profits that under a fairer system should revert to the community whose needs and activities serve to create the land’s value."
Futures Forum: A history of the East Devon Business Forum, part seven ..... "The local mafia": Conflicts of interest in East Devon
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