Main entry:

Lofland, Lyn H., author.

Title & Author:

The public realm : exploring the city's quintessential social territory / Lyn H. Lofland.

Publication:

Hawthorne, New York : Aldine de Gruyter, [1998]
©1998

Description:

xix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Series:

Communication and social order

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-298) and index.
Toward a geography and history of the public realm -- The normative or "legal" system: patterns and principles -- The relational web: persons, places, connections -- A city "garden of earthly delights": esthetic and interactional pleasures -- Antiurbanism and the representational war on the public realm -- Fear, loathing, and personal privatism -- Control by design: the architectural assault on the public realm -- Uses of the public realm.

Summary:

A great number of children and adolescents face a world of violence and isolation. The contributors to this book describe in detail an innovative intervention and prevention method, pair therapy, that is designed to address these issues by helping children develop healthy interpersonal relationships.

ISBN:

0202306070 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780202306070 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0202306089 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780202306087 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Cities and towns.
Public spaces.
Open spaces.
Human territoriality.
Social perception.
Geographical perception.
Cities
Social Perception
Villes.
Espaces publics.
Espaces verts.
Territorialité humaine.
Perception sociale.
Perception géographique.
cities.
open spaces.
territoriality.
Stadtsoziologie
Stadscultuur.
Publieke domeinen.
Ruimte (algemeen)

Added entries:

Communication and social order.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 246165
Call No.: BIB 175773
Status: Available