Planned Environments in an Uninterested World?
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 by Richard RollinsonI wear many hats. On this occasion I write as a Trustee of the Planned Environment Therapy Trust, dedicated to supporting planned environments where the shared living experiences and the enormous healing potential of both group and individual relationships are brought together for therapeutic ends.Of course, while our efforts are directed in service to the deeply emotionally hurt in need of such special provision and healing, few of us would feel that the principles and purposes underpinning our attention to planned environments are irrelevant to the environments we inhabit more widely in our society. Indeed they are inextricably linked.
Therefore I have been noticing over recent years a phenomenon that causes me concern. I call it the degradation of public space, and while it is most apparent in this public sphere it ultimately has a direct and damaging
Tags: Compliance, Control, Planned environments, Social space
