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Urban cemeteries as public spaces: comparison of the Norwegian and Russian case studies

by | Jan 22, 2021 | article, ASCEresearch, ASCEscience, CaseStudy, cemeteries, Norway, Pavel Grabalov, pavelgrabalov, perception of cemeteries, Presentation, public spaces, ResearchArticle, ReviewArticle, Russia

Contemporary cemeteries are intriguing examples of “in-between” places with no clear cut between public and private, civic and personal. Planners and policy makers often see urban cemeteries as utilitarian burial grounds. However, evidence from different countries...