Abstract

PRUDENCIO, Ana  and  BRANDAO, Ana. The Public space production and management in Portugal. GOT [online]. 2019, n.16, pp.297-322. ISSN 2182-1267.  https://doi.org/10.17127/got/2019.16.013.

In Portugal, interest and relevance of public space in the scope of public policies has been growing, along with new public spaces production and redesign of existing spaces. Diversity in urban contexts and typologies is matched by multiple planning and design instruments and several stakeholders, each of them with different contributions and interests. In this scope, public space production arises as a complex and multidimensional issue, highly contextual, including regulatory, political, financing, functional and social interconnected issues. This article aims at discussing public space production and management in Portugal, making an exploratory analysis of this complexity, clarifying the relevant regulatory framework and the main stakeholders involved, so as to identify resulting challenges and problems.

Keywords : Public space; production of urban space; public space management; stakeholders.

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