Is Public Space A Public Good? A Structure/Agency View of Narrative of Loss

Public space is examined from the perspective of economic goods, defined by ‘rivalness’
and ‘excludability’, to explain the reasons for the ‘narrative of loss’ through this
framework. The explanation is twofold – the first part deals with the structural
imperatives that lead to the commodification of space, and the second part discusses how
agentic action in publicly-owned space can also create conditions of privatization.