Those are good examples of the thoughtlessness.<p>One possible solution is to have clearly delineated public art spaces.  Tout Quarry is an example from the UK.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;learningstone.org&#x2F;?page_id=23933" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;learningstone.org&#x2F;?page_id=23933</a><p>&gt; Tout Quarry Sculpture Park began in 1983 with artists residencies, where well known and emerging artists created both temporary and permanent work in response to the labyrinths and gullies of quarry workings within the 40 acre site – giving back to the Quarry where in the past so much had been taken away for buildings in London and around the world.  This first Landscape and Environmental Sculpture project was significant in shaping PSQT’s creative and educational  work and helped to save the historical quarry environment from further mineral extraction through a yearly artists residency programme that has brought a new experience and dimension to the quarry, with an unprecedented involvement of the community and visitors within the landscape