The Future of Urban Cemeteries as Public Spaces: Insights from Oslo and Copenhagen | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
septembre 2020
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19
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Public spaces are believed to make cities more liveable, healthy and socially equal. To date, discussions about public spaces have primarily revolved around emblematic types, such as squares and parks, while little attention has been paid to cemeteries. Drawing on a review of public space scholarship and cemetery research, an analysis of strategies for cemetery development in two Scandinavian capitals, Oslo and Copenhagen, and interviews with stakeholders, this paper elaborates on the cemetery as a special type of public space. Our findings demonstrate the potential of cemeteries’ contribution to the urban environment as multifunctional public spaces – the trajectory envisioned by the two municipalities.

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Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Pavel Grabalov

Helena Nordh

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