Editing Public space (section)

===Privatization===
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A '''privately owned public space''', also known as a '''[[Privately owned public space|privately owned public open space]] (POPOS)''', is a public space that is open to the public, but owned by a private entity, typically a commercial [[property developer]]. Conversion of [[Community ownership|publicly owned]] public spaces to privately owned public spaces is referred to as the [[privatization]] of public space, and is a common result of [[urban redevelopment]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2012/jun/11/privately-owned-public-space-map|title=Privately owned public space: where are they and who owns them?|work=The Guardian|date=11 June 2012|access-date=2012-09-01|location=London|first=Jeevan|last=Vasagar}}</ref>

Beginning roughly in the 1960s, the privatization of public space (especially in urban centers) has faced criticism from citizen groups such as the [[Open Spaces Society]]. [[Private-public partnership]]s have taken significant control of public parks and playgrounds through conservancy groups set up to manage what is considered unmanageable by public agencies. Corporate sponsorship of public leisure areas is ubiquitous, giving open space to the public in exchange for higher [[air rights]]. This facilitates the construction of taller buildings with private parks.

In one of the newer U.S. incarnations of the private-public partnership, the [[business improvement district]] (BID), private organizations are allowed to tax local businesses and retail establishments so that they might provide special private services such as policing and increased surveillance, trash removal, or street renovation, all of which once fell under the control of public funds.