Description
| Product ID: | 9780367558116 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Metropolis and Modern Life |
| Title: | Public Space/Contested Space |
| Subtitle: | Imagination and Occupation |
| Authors: | Author: Kevin Murphy, Sally O'Driscoll |
| Page Count: | 268 |
| Subjects: | Urban communities, Urban communities, Sociology, Politics and government, Human geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Sociology, Politics & government, Human geography, Urban & municipal planning |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Public Space/Contested Space illustrates the ways in which creative interventions in public space have constituted a significant dimension of contemporary political action. It is not possible to be alive today in the United States without feeling the influence of the political climate on the spaces where people live, work, and form communities. Public Space/Contested Space illustrates the ways in which creative interventions in public space have constituted a significant dimension of contemporary political action, and how this space can both reflect and spur economic and cultural change. Drawing insight from a range of disciplines and fields, the essays in this volume assess the effectiveness of protest movements that deploy bodies in urban space, and social projects that build communities while also exposing inequalities and presenting new political narratives. With sections exploring the built environment, artists, and activists and public space, the book brings together the diverse voices to reveal the complexities and politicization of public space within the United States. Public Space/Contested Space provides a significant contribution to an understudied dimension of contemporary political action and will be a resource to students of urban studies and planning, architecture, sociology, art history, and human geography. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-02-16 |
