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The reusability of public squares : four contradictory demands in the wake of sustainable urban development

Kärrholm, Mattias LU orcid (2026) In Lo Squaderno p.31-33
Abstract
I have been studying public squares in Lund and Malmö over the past twenty years often focusing on how their uses have changed over the decades. Looking back at these studies, I have seen how the squares of these two cities increasingly have turned into crowded pedestrianized areas for extraordinary events and weekend or evening entertainment, rather than catering for more mundane needs.
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Squares, Public space
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Lo Squaderno
issue
73
pages
3 pages
publisher
Professionaldreamers
ISSN
1973-9141
language
English
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yes
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3d274787-0147-44f2-9b28-52b480e143ae
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2026-03-18 09:00:02
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  pages        = {{31--33}},
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  series       = {{Lo Squaderno}},
  title        = {{The reusability of public squares : four contradictory demands in the wake of sustainable urban development}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/245174107/Reusability_of_Squares_losquaderno73.pdf}},
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