@article{Tamura_2020, title={Porch Placemaking: How In-between Spaces Work During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic}, volume={5}, url={https://www.journalpublicspace.org/index.php/jps/article/view/1376}, DOI={10.32891/jps.v5i3.1376}, abstractNote={<p>This article illustrates the concept of "porch placemaking" emerging in various neighborhoods in the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. While people face difficulty going to and staying in public spaces, they invent micro-intervention to socialize with others at their front porch, balcony, or window with a lighter, quicker, cheaper approach. These spaces are in-between spaces interfacing private and public realms. <br>Porch placemaking can positively influence socially, culturally, and mentally in neighborhoods, but it seems conditioned to apply by physical, natural, and social settings. <br>Porch placemaking is a quick and improvisational reaction to the pandemic. However, it could be an effective way to enhance a sense of neighborhood even after the pandemic. This article discusses ways to sustain and expand the practice.</p>}, number={3}, journal={The Journal of Public Space}, author={Tamura, Koichiro}, year={2020}, month={Nov.}, pages={183–190} }