Public Spaces: Times of Crisis and Change Vol: 15

Joao Teixeira Lopes
University of Porto, Portugal

Ray Hutchison
University of Wisconsin Green Bay, USA

Ray Hutchison
University of Wisconsin Green Bay, USA


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Hardback
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9781786354648
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Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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440 pages - 152 x 229 x 20mm
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Research in Urban Sociology
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This volume is about the plurality and complexity of modern urban public spaces. The authors move far beyond the nostalgia of traditional streets, squares and gardens to mobilize contemporary sociological knowledge based on the mediated relations between spatial morphology and everyday life in cities across several continents. 
Contributions analyse diverse social realities and social interventions within the context of urban public spaces, linking to the broader discussion of urban public policies in European cities and beyond. Sometimes these interventions lead to exclusionary processes; other times they are the object of conflicts and resistances. 
When we speak about the (re)constructions, the uses and counter-uses of urban public spaces, we are always in the core of the political (city: polis) domain as those places are not fixed and do not have unique representations or immutable configurations – they are networks of relationships and social practices with antagonistic views and flexible uses.

PART I: INTRODUCTIONUrban Space And Public Places - Ray Hutchison and João Teixeira LopesPART II: URBAN IMAGES, URBANISM, AND PUBLIC SPACESPublic Spaces: Interactions, Appropriations, And Conflicts - Luciana Teixeira de Andrade and Luís Vicente BaptistaIs the city unnecessary? New life spaces of young city inhabitants - Marta Smagacz-PoziemskaSidewalk Encounters: Card Playing And Neighborhood Use In A Lisbon Suburb - João Pedro NunesSala Borsa: Plural Presences And Innovative Public Spaces - Luca Daconto and Gabriele ManellaTransformation Of Public Space In Zagreb Since 2000 - Jelena Zlatar GamberoÏzic´ and And elina SvircÏic´ GotovacPART III: CULTURE, ARTS, AND PUBLIC SPACESArtists' Studios In Urban Areas: A Comparative Study Between Paris And London - Dominique BillierTypifying The Thematic Cities: Study Of The Events Organized In Public Spaces In The Cities Of Oporto, Vila Nova De Gaia And Barcelona - Fernando Manuel Rocha da CruzShaping A Territory: Case Study The Moorish Quarter In Lisbon (Mouraria) - Madalena Corte-RealThe Spatial Analysis Of Gezi Movement In Turkey - ÇaÆgri EryilmazContested Cityscapes: Politics Of Vertical Construction In Paris And Vienna - Andrea GlauserHeritage, Place, And Neighborhood: Itineraries As Public Space Contention In Ring-Road Districts Of Madrid - Pedro Limón López and Sergio Claudio González GarcíaPART IV: THE (RE) STRUCTURATION OF PUBLIC SPACESResearching Social Stratification In Large Urban Zones Today - Juan José Villalón OgáyarRethinking Public Spaces In Waterfront Areas: Notes From Lisbon - Patrícia PereiraThe Earthquake And The Shanty: Post- Disaster Social Order In A Sicilian Town (1908 2013) - Domenica Farinella and Pietro SaittaFrom Exclusion To Participation: Social Mediation In Public Housing - Micol Bronzini and Carla MorettiSociological Intervention As A Reaction To The Crisis Of The City: Public Consultation In Warsaw - PrzemysÆaw Sadura and Dorota Olko
João Teixeira Lopes, Department of Sociology, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalRay Hutchison, Public and Environmental Affairs, University of Wisconsin- Green Bay, Green Bay, USA

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