Material, Functional, and Aesthetic Solutions for Urban Furniture in Public Spaces

Anna M. Grabiec (), Agnieszka Łacka and Weronika Wiza
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Anna M. Grabiec: Department of Construction and Geoengineering, Poznań University of Life Science, Piątkowska 94, 60-649 Poznań, Poland
Agnieszka Łacka: Department of Mathematical and Statistical Methods, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 28, 60-637 Poznań, Poland
Weronika Wiza: Department of Spatial Planning, Komorniki Municipality Office, Stawna 1, 62-052 Komorniki, Poland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-24

Abstract: Urban furniture is a wide collection of objects of different sizes and geometries, performing different functions in the city. The paper describes the history and contemporary development trends of urban furniture. It analyses the construction materials most often used in their production, as well as functional and aesthetic solutions. A questionnaire survey, exploring the issue of urban furniture from the view point of the student population, was statistically analysed. It showed the preferences and expectations of current and future users of urban furniture, which can be helpful in achieving harmony between the creation of a positive image of the city and the comfort of public spaces for its residents. In the study of the preferences of urban furniture users, contingency tables were used for questions with a possible single answer. The results of questions with possible multiple answers were illustrated using Venn diagrams or equivalent UpSetR charts.

Keywords: urban furniture; public space; land development; parklet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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