Correction: Chatziioannou et al. Bridging Perceptions: A Comparative Evaluation of Public Space Design Qualities by Experts and Users. Urban Sci. 2025, 9, 412

The authors would like to make the following correction to the published paper entitled “Bridging Perceptions: A Comparative Evaluation of Public Space Design Qualities by Experts and Users” [1]:

Addition of an Author and Additional Affiliation

Argyris Stagias was not included as an author in the original publication. The corrected authorship, affiliation information and Author Contributions statement is as follows:

Authorship: Ioannis Chatziioannou ^1,*, Panagiotis Kanellopoulos ¹, Charalampos Kyriakidis ¹, Argyris Stagias ² and Efthimios Bakogiannis ¹

Affiliation Information:

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Department of Geography and Regional Planning, School of Rural Surveying and Geoinformatics Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Ir. Politechniou 9, Zografou, 15780 Athens, Greece; panosfkanellopoulos@gmail.com (P.K.); kyriakidisharry@gmail.com (C.K.); ebako@mail.ntua.gr (E.B.)

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Vallès School of Architecture, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, UPC BarcelonaTech, Carrer Pere Serra, 1-15, 08173 Sant Cugat del Vallès, Spain; argirisstagias@gmail.com

*

Correspondence: ioannis.gits@gmail.com

Author Contributions: Conceptualization, P.K., I.C., A.S. and C.K.; methodology, I.C. and P.K.; software, I.C. and P.K.; investigation, P.K. and A.S.; data curation, P.K. and I.C.; writing—original draft preparation, I.C.; writing—review and editing, I.C., P.K., C.K. and E.B.; supervision, E.B. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

Missing Citation

In the original publication, the following two references were not cited:

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Stagias, A.; Mahmoud, I. Post-occupancy evaluation for tactical urbanism interventions through placemaking model: Two case studies from the “Piazze Aperte” program in Milan. J. Urban. Int. Res. Placemaking Urban Sustain. 2024, 1–38. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549175.2024.2381532.

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Mahmoud, I.H. Sociability and Placemaking Methodological Framework Approach: Identifying a Public Space Index (PSI). In Placemaking for Green Urban Regeneration; The Urban Book Series; Springer: Cham, Switzerland, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15408-9_5.

The citation has now been inserted in the first paragraph of the Introduction, and should read:

The unprecedented impacts and transformations triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in urban areas, highlighted the need for the international community to reconsider the future of cities and to revise urban typologies that can withstand the evolving challenges of an increasingly dynamic urban world [1,2]. Within this framework, the United Nations introduced the vision of creating “cities for all,” which aims to enhance inclusivity, active citizen engagement, and the sense of belonging for all residents. A key priority is the provision of safe, inclusive, accessible, green, and high-quality public spaces that respond to the needs of public life. Public spaces like squares, as places that foster public life and social interaction [3–10], must be welcoming to families, foster social interaction and encourage prolonged presence, promote cultural and political expression, and strengthen social cohesion and inclusion [2,10,11]. Ensuring the needs of all people in diverse societies, as well as recognizing the needs of vulnerable minorities, constitutes a critical parameter for shaping inclusive public spaces [1,3].

With this correction, the order of some references has been adjusted accordingly.

Addition of Acknowledgments

In the original publication, the following Acknowledgments statement was not included:

Acknowledgments: The authors wish to express their sincere gratitude to Anargyros Stagias and Israa Mahmoud for their valuable contribution to the theoretical foundations of this work, as introductory sections concerning the concept, theoretical background and the selection of the six core qualities, which emerged as decisive for successful public spaces included in the MICMAC analysis, were largely shaped on the basis of Anargyros Stagias’s diploma thesis (title: Evaluating Tactical Urbanism Initiatives through the Prism of Placemaking: A Case Study on Milan’s ‘Piazze Aperte’—Supervisors: Efthimios Bakogiannis & Israa Mahmoud; support: Charalampos Kyriakidis).

The authors and the Editorial Office would like to apologize for any inconvenience caused to the readers, and state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.