Rethinking third places : informal public spaces and community building / edited by Joanne Dolley, Caryl Bosman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dolley, Joanne, editor.

Bosman, Caryl, editor.

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public spaces--Social aspects.

Land use, Urban--Social aspects.

City planning--Social aspects.

Sociology, Urban.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 224 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019.

Summary:

Ray Oldenburg's concept of third place is re-visited in this book through contemporary approaches and new examples of third places. Third place is not your home (first place), not your work (second place), but those informal public places in which we interact with the people. Readers will come to understand the importance of third places and how they can be incorporated into urban design to offer places of interaction - promoting togetherness in an urbanised world of mobility and rapid change.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

List of contributors

Foreword by Ray Oldenburg

Acknowledgments

1 Rethinking third places and community building

2 Feminist perspectives on third places

3 Planning for healthy ageing: how the use of third places contributes to the social health of older populations

4 Child-friendly third places

5 Planning for third places through evidence-based urban development

6 Eyes on the street: the role of 'third places' in improving perceived neighbourhood safety

7 Understanding popular music heritage practice through the lens of 'third place'

8 Third places and social capital: case study community gardens

9 Third places in the ether around us: layers on the real world

10 Third places in transit: public transport as a third place of mobility

11 Third places and their contribution to the street life

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78643-391-5

OCLC:

1089563302

Publisher Number:

40029195427