Problem
Unnatural urban environments inhibiting sleeping in public
Nature:
In caring societies, it is accepted that people sometimes want to sleep in public, for a variety of reasons. They may simply be tired, or they may have nowhere else to go. In modern societies, however, such behaviour is often not tolerated, as being 'against public order or decency'. There is a tendency for modern cities to have few public benches, or comfortable places or corners, where people can sit or rest in comfort.
Broader Problems:
Lack of places in urban environments encouraging unstructured public accessHostile architecture Related Problems:
Alienating waiting environmentsUnconvivial hotel environments for travellersInsufficient possibilities for gathering of eldersInaccessibility of urban parks Aggravates:
Shortage of public space for relaxation Reduces:
Job fatigue Strategies:
Creating unnatural urban environmentsEncouraging sleeping in publicDiscouraging sleeping in public Subject(s):
Medicine → PhysiologyAmenities → Urban
Government → Public
Environment → Environment
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST