The “public-isation” of private space – towards a charter of public space rights and responsibilities

There has been much written about the “privatisation of public space”. This paper explores and challenges these narratives by questioning whether we have seen a privatisation at all. Through an analysis historic contemporary data, it concludes that, in London least, actually witnessed reverse, “public-isation private The goes on to ask what are management implications trend? It finds that negative associations around often misplaced public-isation processes potential deliver substantial net gain society. At same time, interest just as real for processes. action research idea authorities adopting charter space rights responsibilities is tested order benefits projects captured impacts avoided.