Description |
1 online resource (xi, 217 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
pt. 1. Strategies, plans, and policies -- pt. 2. Multiple roles of public space -- pt. 3. Everyday life and sharing the city |
Summary |
European cities are changing rapidly in part due to the process of de-industrialization, European integration and economic globalization. Within those cities public spaces are the meeting place of politics and culture, social and individual territories, instrumental and expressive concerns. Public Space and the Challenges of Urban Transformation in Europe investigates how European city authorities understand and deal with their public spaces, how this interacts with market forces, social norms and cultural expectations, whether and how this relates to the needs and experiences of t |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Public spaces -- Europe
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Urban policy -- Europe
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Sociology, Urban -- Europe
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City planning -- Europe
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- Urban.
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City planning
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Public spaces
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Sociology, Urban
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Urban policy
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Europe
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Madanipour, Ali, editor, author
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Knierbein, Sabine, 1977- editor, author.
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Degros, AglaƩe, 1972- editor, author.
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ISBN |
9781134738243 |
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1134738242 |
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9781315880495 |
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1315880490 |
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