ABSTRACT
The Companion to Public Space draws together an outstanding multidisciplinary collection of specially commissioned chapters that offer the state of the art in the intellectual discourse, scholarship, research, and principles of understanding in the construction of public space.
Thematically, the volume crosses disciplinary boundaries and traverses territories to address the philosophical, political, legal, planning, design, and management issues in the social construction of public space. The Companion uniquely assembles important voices from diverse fields of philosophy, political science, geography, anthropology, sociology, urban design and planning, architecture, art, and many more, under one cover. It addresses the complete ecology of the topic to expose the interrelated issues, challenges, and opportunities of public space in the twenty-first century.
The book is primarily intended for scholars and graduate students for whom it will provide an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current thinking across the range of disciplines that converge in the study of public space. The Companion will also be of use to practitioners and public officials who deal with the planning, design, and management of public spaces.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|65 pages
Perspectives
chapter 2|11 pages
Researching public space
part 2|133 pages
Influences
chapter 8|9 pages
Public space and the New Urban Agenda
chapter 12|15 pages
Visibility in public space and socially inclusive cities
chapter 14|17 pages
Global homogenization of public space?
part 3|127 pages
Types
chapter 20|18 pages
Private, hybrid, and public spaces
chapter 24|11 pages
The skyscraper and public space
chapter 25|12 pages
In pursuit of inclusive spaces?
part 4|93 pages
Actions
chapter 27|12 pages
Public space and the political
chapter 30|12 pages
Bridging and bonding
chapter 31|9 pages
Public space challenges and possibilities in Latin America
part 5|86 pages
Futures