Routledge Handbook of Urban Public Space: Use, Design, and Management

Routledge Handbook of Urban Public Space: Use, Design, and Management
ISBN-10
1000850129
ISBN-13
9781000850123
Category
Social Science
Pages
513
Language
English
Published
2023-03-20
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Authors
Karen A. Franck, Te-Sheng Huang

Description

Is it truly the "end" of public space? This handbook presents evidence that the answer is "no". In cities in different parts of the world, people still use public space to pursue activities of their choice. The book is divided into seven sections. The first section presents three emerging types of public space. Each of the subsequent five sections focuses on a type of activity: recreation, commerce, protest, living and celebration. These sections are international in scope, presenting cases of activities in Brazil, China, Colombia, DR Congo, Egypt, Finland, Germany, Libya, Taiwan, Turkey and the U.S. The closing section, composed of three chapters, presents research methods for studying public space. Graduate students, faculty members and researchers in social science, architecture, landscape architecture, geography and urban design will find the book useful for understanding, studying and designing urban public space.

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