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This 9-page paper discusses some of the guidelines for designing public spaces in Australia, as well as briefly considering some of the parks that already exist.
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planned and whether or not the planners take the needs of all potential users into consideration. This essay examines some of the guidelines for designing public spaces in Australia,
as well as briefly considering some of the parks that already exist. Designing with Young People in Mind Young people can seem intimidating to others who encounter them in
public places, because they sometimes seem so alien. They wear outlandish clothes and speak in a sort of "code" that only they understand. Sometimes older people forget that
most teenagers behave the way they do because theyre busy trying to forge their own identity; in the clich?d phrase, theyre trying to figure out "who they are." However,
because they are sometimes viewed with suspicion, their presence in public areas is seen as a problem instead of "a social and urban opportunity" (Urban Design Guidelines, 1999). There
are few places for unemployed young people to get together, and there arent very many "free, accessible recreational activities for youth" (Urban Design Guidelines, 1999). Some other problems that teens
encounter in trying to find accessible public places include the fact that shopping centers are inappropriate, and teens may not feel welcome unless theyre buying something; and the fact that
many businesses have left city centers for outlying, privately owned complexes, where the young people also feel unwelcome (Urban Design Guidelines, 1999). Public spaces are sometimes merely the vacant
lots between buildings, and in other cases, bad design makes them uninviting (Urban Design Guidelines, 1999). Because Australia has recognized that many of its young people dont have
appropriate places to meet, urban design guidelines have been suggested. They reflect the need for such things as "access and circulation, inclusive design, mixed uses (and users) ... performance
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