@ARTICLE{Sochacka_Eliza_Recreational_2023,
 author={Sochacka, Eliza and Rzeszotarska-Pałka, Magdalena and Kryvoruchko, Olha},
 volume={vol. LI},
 journal={Teka Komisji Urbanistyki i Architektury Oddziału Polskiej Akademii Nauk w Krakowie},
 pages={131-155},
 howpublished={online},
 year={2023},
 publisher={Oddział PAN w Krakowie},
 abstract={Alongside formality, recreation and fostering integration are the two main features that contribute to the attractiveness of urban public space. The aim of this study is to investigate specific types of recreation activity in the most formal squares in Szczecin. In addition, this research analysed the age of users and whether recreation activity involved groups or individual users. The research covered six squares located in the core city centre and at the same time at on the main urban axes. The study is based on multiple direct observations method, as well as historical, iconographic, and field studies. Differences were observed both in the saturation and diversity of activity types in individual squares, as well as in the age of users and the way people congregate. According to the results of the study, both the location of the square and the links to public realm, as well as the elements of its equipment, are factors that influence the sociability and types of recreational activities practiced in the public space.},
 type={Article},
 title={Recreational Activities in Formal Squares in Szczecin},
 URL={http://czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/130614/2023-TEKA-08.pdf},
 doi={10.24425/tkuia.2023.148973},
 keywords={public space, urban squares, users, recreation, direct observations},
}