| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 251 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
RGS-IBG book series |
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RGS-IBG book series.
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| Contents |
The problem with public space -- Publics and the city -- Making a claim : the regulation of protest at Parliament House, Canberra -- Cruising : governing beat sex in Melbourne -- Making a name : writing graffiti in Sydney -- 'No fun, no hope, don't belong' : re-making 'public space' in neo-liberal Perth -- Justifying exclusion : keeping men out of the ladies' baths, Sydney -- Imagining the public city : concluding reflections |
| Summary |
Contests over 'public space' have come to assume increasing centrality in deliberations over urban policy in post-industrial nations such as Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. This innovative, single-authored book addresses the relationship between publicness and the city, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' have emerged as a problem for urban politics and urban theory. Drawing on original, empirical research, this book presents a series of detailed case studies that explores the struggle for space in different forms of publicness, from political protesters seeking to use the grounds around Parliament House in Canberra, to young people hanging out on the streets of inner city Perth and writing graffiti in Sydney. "Publics and the City" is a timely and critical examination of the relationship between urbanism, publicness, and democracy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-246) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
City and town life -- Australia -- Case studies.
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City planning -- Australia -- Case studies.
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Public spaces -- Australia -- Case studies.
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Urban policy -- Australia -- Case studies.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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Case studies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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| ISBN |
0470761741 |
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1280932465 |
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1405181362 |
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9780470761748 |
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9781280932465 |
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9781405181365 |
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