Reclaiming Public Spaces: Creating Livability Within Urban Environment

The growing urbanization has led to the imbalance in the ratio of open and built environment, taking over the necessary public spaces in Karachi that effects the quality of life. It is a well-known fact that lack of open and natural environment contributes in unhealthy patterns of life which impacts on physical and mental wellbeing. With less public spaces left in the city, the objective is to make the remaining open spaces so impactful that it becomes a way to compensate the negative effect of decreasing open environment. This research studies the challenges our remaining open public spaces deal with their overlooked importance in these times where the real estate benefits are prioritized.