Why public space matters

Why public space matters / Setha Low.

"I often ask people what their favorite place is in their city or town. What are the places they particularly like and think about as having a special meaning or memory? The answer inevitably is a public space, sometimes a large park to walk, play, or picnic and other times a local square or pl...

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Main Author: Low, Setha M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Public spaces.
Public spaces > Social aspects.
Public spaces
Public spaces > Social aspects
Society & culture: general.
Society.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Does Public Space Matter?
  • 2. What Is Public Space?
  • 3. What If Jones Beach Was Not Public? Social Justice and Belonging on Long Island, New York
  • 4. Rebuilding a Bridge and a Community: Health and Resilience at Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, New York
  • 5. Playing in the Fields of Lake Welch, New York
  • 6. Improvising Public Space and the Informal Economy: Sidewalks, Streets, and Markets in Buenos Aires, New York City, and Baguio City
  • 7. Green Guerillas, Seed Bombs, and Granite Gardens: Environmental Sustainability and Public Space in Paris and New York City
  • 8. Place Attachment and Cultural Identity: Monuments, Parks, and Neighborhood Public Space in San José, Costa Rica, and the Statue of Liberty and Battery Park City in New York City
  • 9. From the Winter of Despair to the Summer of Euphoria: Public Space During COVID-19 in New York City (2020-2021)
  • 10. How to Study Public Space: The Toolkit for the Ethnographic Study of Space (TESS) in Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan, New York City and Other Strategies
  • Appendix.Contact, Public Culture, and Affective Atmospheres: A Theoretical Framework
  • Notes
  • Index

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