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 …

Public spaces have been a central concern of urban planners for centuries; more recently
they have also captured the attention of sociologists, geographers, political scientists and …

This unique and insightful text offers an exploration of the origins and subsequent
development of the concept of just sustainability. Introducing Just Sustainabilities discusses …

This book develops a fresh and challenging perspective on the city. Drawing on a wide and
diverse range of material and texts, it argues that too much contemporary urban theory is …

This book explains how space, place and mobility have shaped the experiences of disabled
people both in the past and in contemporary societies. The key features of this insightful …

In cities around the world people use a variety of public spaces to relax, to protest, to buy
and sell, to experiment and to celebrate. Loose Space explores the many ways that urban …

Recent perspectives on the American city have highlighted the extent to which the economic
and sociospatial contradictions generated by two decades of “actually existing” neoliberal …

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 …

Drawing on Lefebvre and others, this article considers contemporary urban social
movements with a selective review of urban research and suggestions for future …

A young man hangs one more pair of faded jeans on the fence next to two other pairs, a
worn leather jacket and several shirts. Displayed on the sidewalk below are bits of kitchen …