Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory
and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear …

The academic literature on urban policy and planning which explicitly links to neo-liberalism
is huge. The paper systematises much of this literature from the period 1990 to 2010, with an …

In the last twenty years, thousands upon thousands of the upper and middle classes have
retreated into gated communities. In 2002 it is estimated that one in eight Americans will live …

This paper sets out a series of normative principles for planners and others to use when
planning for and regulating public space design and management. Based on an exhaustive …

This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK,
incorporating key policies, approaches, issues, debates and case studies. The central …

This two-part paper draws upon different scholarly traditions to highlight the key tensions at
the heart of the contemporary public space debate. Critiques of public space can broadly be …

With the expansion of institutional investors into urban rental markets, many cities have
witnessed a rise in Build-to-Rent (BtR). This article reviews the financialization of rental …

The global public spaces literature has been critical of contemporary manifestations of
public space on a number of grounds. This article reports on a research project that …

Radically reoriented under market reform, Chinese cities present both the landscapes of the
First and Third World, and are increasingly playing a critical role in the country's economic …

''This is an important book. The authors in effect offer a positive theory of planning and
urbanisation. As such, Webster and Lai''s model, based on institutional economics, is a vast …