Citizen Participation in the Neighbourhood and the city Dimitrios Roussopoulos The public square, the piazza, the public park were once meeting places not only for neighborly nods and greetings, but where opinions could be exchanged on both private and public matters. Drawing on his experience in community journalism, Roussopoulos writes on a broad range of issues that affect the daily life of neighbourhoods and cities, using "The Public Place as a source of citizen participation.