Publics and the City
Author | : Kurt Iveson |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2011-07-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781444399462 |
ISBN-13 | : 1444399462 |
Rating | : 4/5 (462 Downloads) |
Download or read book Publics and the City written by Kurt Iveson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-07-22 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory. Advances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the city Argues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the provision of places for public gathering Examines a series of detailed case studies Looks at the relationship between urbanism, public spheres, and democracy