This result points to the fact that public
spaces, as places for social engagement, should gain
more importance in urban design and planning.
Conservative lifestyles only affect very few women, with
those so affected being unable to spend their leisure time
outdoors alone. The families of these women are mostly
immigrants from smaller towns or villages. However, the
low rates of lifestyle-based restrictions on use of outdoor
public spaces show that people can adapt to metropolitan
lifestyles and actually alter their own.