The city between freedom and security : contested public spaces in the 21st century / Deane Simpson, Vibeke Jensen, Anders Rubing, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Simpson, Deane, editor.

Jensen, Vibeke, editor.

Rubing, Anders, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps

Place of Publication:

Basel, Switzerland : Birkhauser, 2017.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Preisträger DAM ARCHITECTURAL BOOK AWARD 2017 Das urbane Dilemma: den staatlichen Bestrebungen, den städtischen Raum sicherer zu machen, steht das Prinzip gegenüber, dass Städte ein Raum einer offenen Zivilgesellschaft und Demokratie mit Meinungs- und Versammlungsfreiheit sind. Wie lassen sich beide Interessen in eine Balance bringen?Ausgehend von der viel diskutierten Sanierung des Regierungsviertels in Oslo nach den Anschlägen von 2011, bietet das Buch eine breite Diskussionsplattform für die unterschiedlichen Positionen an der Schnittstelle zwischen Architektur/Urbanismus und Sicherheit/Demokratie.Interviews, Grafiken und Fotoessays dokumentieren Studien in UK, USA, Israel, Palestina und Spanien. Mit Beiträgen von S. Graham, M. Sorkin, D.Harvey, G. Agamben, Y. Yasky, L. Lambert, CPNI, R. V. Clarke, J. Coaffee and O. Newman.

Winner of the DAM ARCHITECTURAL BOOK AWARD 2017 This publication explores the contested territory between the state and corporate drive to 'securitise' urban space – and the principle of the city as a site for enacting open civil society, participatory democracy, and the freedom of speech and assembly. Starting from the disputed redevelopment of the Oslo Government Quarter since its attack in 2011, the book functions as a broader discursive platform mediating opposing positions at the intersection of architecture/urbanism and security/democracy. The book interposes essays, interviews, site drawings, a lexicon of terms, and photo-essays documenting fieldwork in the UK, USA, Israel, Palestine and Spain. Contributors include: S. Graham, M. Sorkin, D.Harvey, G. Agamben, Y. Yasky, L. Lambert, CPNI, R. V. Clarke, J. Coaffee, and O. Newman.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword: BAS

Foreword: NSM/PST

Introduction: On urban Indefensibility: Friction Lines in the Production of the Open City

The City Between Freedom and Security: Project Journal

For a Theory of Destituent Power

Protecting Vulnerable Cities from Terrorism: Enhancing the Resilience of Everyday Urban Infrastructure

The Fear Factor

Defensible Space as a Crime Preventive Measure

“Fortress Britain”: High Security, Insecurity and the Challenge of Preventing Harm

Situational Crime Prevention: Theoretical Background and Current Practice

When Life Itself Is War: The Urbanization of Military and Security Doctrine

Securing the State: National Security and Secret Intelligence

Designing Peace of Mind: Counterterrorism in Great Britain

The Right to the City

Photo Essay: Israel/Palestine

C ‒ Contested Sites

Photo Essay: Oslo, Norway

Photo Essay: Occupy Wall Street, New York, NY, USA

Photo Essay: Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt

Discursive Design Proposals

Dystopian Scenario for Extreme Security

Positive – Sum Game

Mutual Concessions

Grafting the Political to the Processional

Participatory Adaptation

In(tro)verted Security

Decentralized Security

Security through Urban Mixtures

F ‒ Glossary

G ‒ Notes and References

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 19, 2017).

ISBN:

3-0356-0761-3

OCLC:

979730363