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Public spaces : times of crisis and change

This volume is about the plurality and complexity of modern urban public spaces. The authors move far beyond the nostalgia of traditional streets, squares and gardens to mobilize contemporary sociological knowledge based on the mediated relations between spatial morphology and everyday life in cities across several continents. Contributions analyse diverse social realities and social interventions within the context of urban public spaces, linking to the broader discussion of urban public policies in European cities and beyond. Sometimes these interventions lead to exclusionary processes; other times they are the object of conflicts and resistances. When we speak about the (re)constructions, the uses and counter-uses of urban public spaces, we are always in the core of the political (city: polis) domain as those places are not fixed and do not have unique representations or immutable configurations - they are networks of relationships and social practices with antagonistic views and flexible uses.

Public Spaces : Times of Crisis and Change

This volume is about the plurality and complexity of modern urban public spaces. The authors move far beyond the nostalgia of traditional streets, squares and gardens to mobilize contemporary sociological knowledge based on the mediated relations between spatial morphology and everyday life in cities across several continents.This volume is about the plurality and complexity of modern urban public spaces. The authors move far beyond the nostalgia of traditional streets, squares and gardens to mobilize contemporary sociological knowledge based on the mediated relations between spatial morphology and everyday life in cities across several continents. Contributions analyse diverse social realities and social interventions within the context of urban public spaces, linking to the broader discussion of urban public policies in European cities and beyond. Sometimes these interventions lead to exclusionary processes; other times they are the object of conflicts and resistances. When we speak about the (re)constructions, the uses and counter-uses of urban public spaces, we are always in the core of the political (city: polis) domain as those places are not fixed and do not have unique representations or immutable configurations - they are networks of relationships and social practices with antagonistic views and flexible uses.

Online EBSCO Academic Comprehensive Collection

Urban Studies

2024 SAIL/Cyamus Joint Annual Conference

Special Collections and University Archives’ Access to Personal Health Information Policy

Archive of Recorded Sound: Rules of use

Reserve seminar rooms at the East Asia Library

2015-2016 Complete Set of Student Data for Art and Politics in the City

This point shapefile layer represents locations of graffiti and street art collected by students during the span of three semesters of Art and Poli...

2014 New York City Places

This point shapefile was created as a guide to New York City’s non-neighborhood place locations that appear in “New York: A City of Neighborhoods.”...

2014 Waterfront Parks in New York City

This is a polygon shapefile of parklands on the water's edge in New York City. Any portions of a park that are located upland (separated from water...