The city between freedom and security : contested public spaces in the 21st century / Deane Simpson, Vibeke Jensen, Anders Rubing, (eds.).

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2017]

335 pages ; 25 cm

This publication explores the contested territory between the state and corporate drive to 'securitise' urban space - and the principle of the city as a site for enacting open civil society, participatory democracy, and the freedom of speech and assembly. Starting from the disputed redevelopment of the Oslo Government Quarter since its attack in 2011, the book functions as a broader discursive platform mediating opposing positions at the intersection of architecture/urbanism and security/democracy. The book interposes essays, interviews, site drawings, a lexicon of terms, and photo-essays documenting fieldwork in the UK, USA, Israel, Palestine and Spain.

9783035609707 (hardcover)
3035609705 (hardcover)

Public spaces Political aspects.
Public safety.
Buildings Security measures.
Architecture and society.
Internal security.
Political participation.
Espaces publics Aspect politique.
Sécurité publique.
Constructions Sécurité Mesures.
Architecture et société.
Sûreté de l'État.
Participation politique.
Society.
Openbare veiligheid.

Simpson, Deane, editor.
Jensen, Vibeke, editor.
Rubing, Anders, editor.

Location: Library main 294660
Call No.: BIB 240385
Status: Available