The ludic city : exploring the potential of public spaces / Quentin Stevens.

Main entry:

Stevens, Quentin, 1969-

Title & Author:

The ludic city : exploring the potential of public spaces / Quentin Stevens.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

Description:

x, 234 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-226) and index.
Urban conditions and everyday life -- Play and the urban realm -- The social dimensions of urban space -- Paths -- Intersections -- Boundaries -- Thresholds -- Props -- Conclusion : fun follows form, fun follows 'function'.

Summary:

Drawing together arguments from the fields of urban design, planning, sociology, anthropology, philosophy and environmental psychology, this text presents a detailed depiction of play in the specific context of urban public space.

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ISBN:

9780415401791 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
0415401798 (hbk. ; alk. paper)
9780415401807 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0415401801 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780203961803 (pbk.)
0203961803 (pbk.)

Subject:

Sociology, Urban.
Public spaces.
Play.
Play and Playthings
Sociologie urbaine.
Espaces publics.
Jeu.
urban sociology.
play (recreation)
Platz
Siedlung
Spiel
Stadtsoziologie
Städtebau
Öffentlicher Raum
Stadscultuur.
Sociale interactie.
Openbare ruimte.
Stadssociologi.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 258070
Call No.: BIB 188663
Status: Available

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