The Role of Loose Spaces In absorbing and regulating the act of appropriation in urban environment AL- Tahrir SQ.and AL-Ummah Garden as a case study

Public space colonization and privatization in the world generally and in Baghdad particularly lead to modeled environments, put individuals in passive consumer role and determines its path. Reflexive behaviors appear to resist theses rigid circumstances represented in appropriating public space according to their needs. Accordingly, research problem addressed as "absence of clear knowledge about the role of loose spaces in realizing and organizing appropriation act in urban environment". The study seeks to discover type of appropriation and how they can be organized with other interactions in urban space". The research was based on the basic hypothesis that "loose spaces have spatial characteristics adapted and varied according to the type of appropriation". The research adopted a qualitative approach based on determining the nature of loose spaces and applying their indicators to elected samples in Baghdad that accommodate temporary appropriations. (AL- Tahrir SQ.and AL-Ummah Garden). The study found that loose spaces attract temporary and informal appropriation which could be intentional, organized or spontaneous and innate, these appropriations could be either positive represented in rights and self-expression or negative represented in behaviors incompatible with laws customs and social traditions.