The traces of modernistic planning, with its peak in the 1960s, has left a landscape where
people's lives are separated in spaces for work, dwelling, travelling, or dying. In between
these areas especially along big roads there is often a gap or an undefined space that we
do not know what it is, often called a no man's land or non-places. Opening up for more dirt,
more refuse or even vandalism, these untidy areas introduce anxiety for decline and
decreased real estate prizes. These areas often are regarded as places of loss or lost space …

The traces of modernistic planning, which peaked in the 1960s, have left a landscape where
people's lives are separated into spaces for working, dwelling, travelling, and dying. In
between these areas–especially along large roads–there are gaps, or spaces that we
cannot define, often called 'a no man's land'or 'nonplaces'. Opened up to more dirt, refuse or
even vandalism, these untidy areas create anxiety about urban decline and decreasing real
estate prices. These areas are often regarded as places of loss, or space lost by planners as …