Title & Author:

The politics of public space / edited by Setha Low and Neil Smith.

Publication:

London : Routledge, 2005.

Description:

1 volume

Notes:
Revised conference papers.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction : the imperative of public space / Neil Smith and Setha Low -- 2. The political economy of public space / David Harvey -- 3. Building the American way : public subsidy, private space / Dolores Hayden -- 4. Appropriating "the commons" : the tragedy of property rights discourse / Elizabeth Blackmar -- 5. How private interests take over public space : zoning, taxes, and incorporation of gated communities / Setha Low -- 6. Power, space, and terror : social reproduction and the public environment / Cindi Katz -- 7. Geography of fear : crime and the transformation of public space in post-aparthied South Africa / Ashley Dawson -- 8. Clean and safe? : property redevelopment, public space, and homelessness in downtown San Diego / Don Mitchell and Lynn A. Staeheli

Summary:

This volume grew out of a conference held at the CUNY Graduate Center co-sponsored by the CUNY Public Space Research Group and the Center for Place, Culture, and Politics. It discusses why public space is disappearing and its importance in political circles.

Resources:
Table of contents

ISBN:

0415951380 (hbk.)
9780415951388 (hbk.)
0415951399 (pbk.)
9780415951395 (pbk.)

Subject:

Public spaces Political aspects Congresses.
Public spaces Government policy Congresses.
Democracy Congresses.
Social control Congresses.
Espaces publics Aspect politique Congrès.
Espaces publics Politique gouvernementale Congrès.
Contrôle social Congrès.
71.14 urban society.
Democracy.
Public spaces Political aspects.
Social control.
Public space.
Political aspects.
Government policy.

Form/genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Added entries:

Low, Setha M.
Smith, Neil, 1954-2012.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 241136
Call No.: BIB 171042
Status: Available