After discussing the idea of 'abandoned spaces', myself and Ellie spoke about where we live. Hundreds of cramped student/retired folks houses with no gardens, no greenery and no attempt of communication for fellow neighbours. Joining these houses- small, disused back alleys, gated off and over-grown with weeds.
I find the principal of having these dark, un-lit back alleys EVERYWHERE very odd. We constantly moan about the lack of space for socialising between neighbours or just somewhere to sit when the sun is out; there is space, it is just being used in the wrong way. How nice it would be if these streets were made into a place for neighbourhoods to interact with one another. At home our village has many community spaces- a village allotment for example- if these places of abandonment could be recognised and changed into somewhere inviting, we would interact with people around us a lot more, instead of being stuck inside, on our social media websites and mobile phones.