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Why invest in Delhi’s public spaces?
The Sustainable Development Goals that underpin the current global urban agenda, call to “provide universal access to safe, inclusive and accessible, green and public spaces”. Yet, if the lack of provisions for public space in the ‘Delhi Master Plan 2021’ are to be taken as a beacon, our city is currently far from investing sufficient thought and action in its public spaces. How can we as citizens, rise to the occasion of claiming and co-creating our urban realm?
The Making of Place
In the polis (city-state) of Ancient Greece, the need for public place was realised as early as the 5th century BC, where the agora and Pnyx were the central features of community life. They were common ground for social interaction, debate and the continuous unfolding of democracy.