Franck, Karen A.
Loose space : possibility and diversity in urban life / edited by Karen A. Franck and Quentin Stevens.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.
xi, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"In cities around the world people use a variety of public spaces to relax, to protest, to buy and sell, to experiment and to celebrate. Loose Space explores the many ways that urban residents, with creativity and determination, appropriate public space to meet their own needs and desires. Familiar or unexpected, spontaneous or planned, momentary or long-lasting, the activities that make urban space loose continue to give cities life and vitality. The book examines physical spaces and how people use them. Contributors discuss a wide range of recreational, commercial and political activities; some are conventional, others are more experimental. Some of the activities occur alongside the intended uses of planned public spaces, such as sidewalks and plazas; other activities replace former uses, as in abandoned warehouses and industrial sites. The thirteen case studies, international in scope, demonstrate the continuing richness of urban public life that is created and sustained by urbanites themselves."--Publisher's description
Public space is a frequent theme in writing about cities, describing the ways in which urban activities, histories and identities are prescribed, controlled and homogenized. This text explores the concept of 'loose spaces', physical areas that are used in different ways.
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City and town life.
City and town life Case studies.
Public spaces.
Sociology, Urban.
Vie urbaine.
Vie urbaine Études de cas.
Espaces publics.
Sociologie urbaine.
urban sociology.
Stadt
Öffentlicher Raum
Freifläche
Brache
Stadtsoziologie
Stadtentwicklung
Stadtplanung
Ruimtegebruik.
Openbare ruimte.
Sociale aspecten.
Case studies
Études de cas.
Stevens, Quentin, 1969-
Franck, Karen A.
Possibility and diversity in urban life
Location: Library main 252450
Call No.: BIB 182153
Status: Available
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