<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and its immediate impact on all aspects of human life have changed the way we use public space in our cities. People have been forced to adopt social isolation measures and wear masks. Street life has ground to a halt and public transport use has plummeted, while social facilities such as restaurants, clubs and cinemas have been closed. The relationship between private and public space has been reversed: public space has become deserted while private space, one of luxury, has been available only to the richest. The behaviour and interactions between people in public space have also changed. The paper analyses the above phenomena and raises questions about the future of metropolitan public spaces after the COVID-19 pandemic.</p></abstract>

The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and its immediate impact on all aspects of human life have changed the way we use public space in our cities. People have been forced to adopt social isolation measures and wear masks. Street life has ground to a halt and public transport use has plummeted, while social facilities such as restaurants, clubs and cinemas have been closed. The relationship between private and public space has been reversed: public space has become deserted while private space, one of luxury, has been available only to the richest. The behaviour and interactions between people in public space have also changed. The paper analyses the above phenomena and raises questions about the future of metropolitan public spaces after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Public space or safe space – remarks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Kraków University

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The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and its immediate impact on all aspects of human life have changed the way we use public space in our cities. People have...

Public space or safe space – remarks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published Online: Jul 02, 2020

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Received: May 21, 2020

Accepted: Jun 25, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020020

Keywords
public space, private space, physical distancing, social segregation, mediatisation of life

© 2020 Artur Jasiński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Public space or safe space – remarks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Published Online: Jul 02, 2020

Page range: -

Received: May 21, 2020

Accepted: Jun 25, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2020020

Keywordspublic space, private space, physical distancing, social segregation, mediatisation of life

© 2020 Artur Jasiński, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
public space, private space, physical distancing, social segregation, mediatisation of life