Public open space is often referred to by urban planners and landscape architects by the acronym 'POS'. Varied interpretations of the term are possible.
'Public' can mean: owned by a national or local government body owned by 'public' body (e.g. a not-for-profit organization) and held in trust for the public owned by a private individual or organization but made available for public use or available public access, see privately owned public space (POPS)
'Open' can mean: open for public access open for public recreation outdoors, i.e. not a space within a building vegetated
Depending on which of these definitions are adopted, any of the following could be called Public Open Space:
a public park a town square a greenway which is open to the public but runs through farmland or a forest a public highway a private road with public access
See also Environmental good Landscape architecture Landscape planning Public good Public space
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