Whose public space? : international case studies in urban design and development / edited by Ali Madanipour.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madanipour, Ali.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public spaces--Social aspects--Case studies.

Public spaces.

City planning--Case studies.

City planning.

Sociology, Urban--Case studies.

Sociology, Urban.

Human territoriality--Case studies.

Human territoriality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Public spaces mirror the complexities of urban societies: as historic social bonds have weakened and cities have become collections of individuals public open spaces have also changed from being embedded in the social fabric of the city to being a part of more impersonal and fragmented urban environments. Can making public spaces help overcome this fragmentation, where accessible spaces are created through inclusive processes? This book offers some answers to this question through analysing the process of urban design and development in international case studies, in which the changing char

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I The changing nature of public space in city centres; Chapter 2 Less public than before? Public space improvement in Newcastle city centre; Chapter 3 Youth participation and revanchist regimes: Redeveloping Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne; Chapter 4 Can public space improvement revive the city centre? The case of Taichung, Taiwan; Chapter 5 Change in the public spaces of traditional cities: Zaria, Nigeria; Part II Public space and everyday life in urban neighbourhoods

Chapter 6 Marginal public spaces in European citiesChapter 7 Gating the streets: The changing shape of public spaces in South Africa; Chapter 8 Public spaces within modern residential areas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Chapter 9 The design and development of public open spaces in an Iranian new town; Chapter 10 Making public space in low-income neighbourhoods in Mexico; Chapter 11 Co-production of public space in Nord-Pas-de-Calais: Redefinition of social meaning; Chapter 12 Whose public space?; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-135-17333-8

1-135-17334-6

1-282-50355-3

9786612503559

0-203-86094-2

9780203860946

OCLC:

575172527