Georgia Papalexandri, Maria Vourloumi
Public spaces in Greece usually come coincidentally, as a leftover void in the built environment, and not as a result of specific initiatives to enhance the urbanity and the circulation. Their identity is constituted from a mosaic of spaces such as public squares, pedestrian areas, beaches, parks, forests, groves and common sport areas.
The quality of public spaces reflects the standard of living of the citizens and shows the economical and social relationships. A well designed space can contribute to the improvement of the around neighborhoods, separate them from the heavy traffic roads, act as a recreation area and bring the citizens closer to nature. Therefore their existence is of utmost importance for the future of the cities.
We directed our research in the finding and registration of these spaces in the region of Attica and compared them with the population density, the road network and the public transport. Thus, arised a categorization of the public spaces in local, supra-local and metropolitan, according to their importance for Attica.
© Map of Attica, 1678,
SPON, Jacod. Voyage d’ Italie
© Athens and the Piraeus with the Long Walls and the harbors of Athens, 1832, BARTHELEMY, Jean Jacques
© Map of Attica (Athens and Vicinity), 1815, THOMSON, John. New General Atlas
© Athens and the Piraeus with the Long Walls and the harbors of Athens, 1832, BARTHELEMY, Jean Jacques
© Map of Attica (Athens and Vicinity), 1815, THOMSON, John. New General Atlas
