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Re-thinking public spaces at night through the plurality of nocturnal experience: a case study of Liberdade Square, Brazil

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  • Tatiana de Albuquerque Ferreira
  • Rodrigo Cury Paraizo

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This paper discusses public spaces at night, analysing how urban lighting and its gradations of light and darkness affect experience. Urban lighting has been questioned in relation to sustainable and perceptual aspects of the night. Drawing on a methodology that explores the singularities of the nocturnal experience, this paper traces relationships between the practices of subjects and aspects of lighting identified in the Liberdade Square in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The findings suggest perspectives for designing public spaces at night, regarding the plurality of the experience, revealing deviations from the usual practices in Brazil regarding the lights of the city.

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  • Tatiana de Albuquerque Ferreira & Rodrigo Cury Paraizo, 2022. "Re-thinking public spaces at night through the plurality of nocturnal experience: a case study of Liberdade Square, Brazil," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 27(2), pages 225-244, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:27:y:2022:i:2:p:225-244
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2021.1971962
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