Images of the Street: Planning, Identity and Control in Public Space

ISBN-13: 9780415154413 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 304 str.

Nicholas Fyfe

Opis

Images of the Street captures the vitality, excitements and tensions of the street. Using examples from the U.K, India, Australia and North America the contributors draw on research in cultural geography, sociolgy, cultural studies and planning to explore the making and meaning of urban space.
Among the themes examined are:1.the way streetscapes are shaped by interplay between politics, planning and local political economy 2.social differences of individuals experiences' of the street 3.how social identities are shaped and represented in fiction and film 4.the meaning and significance of streets as settings to play out social practices 5.how social life is regulated on the street, formerly by police and indirectly through architecture and urban design

Recenzje

'Images of the Street provides a fascinating set of encounters with the debate on control, consumption and resistance in the modern city.' AREA December 1999

Spis treści

List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Preface, 1 Introduction: reading the street, PART I PLANNING AND DESIGN, PART II SOCIAL IDENTITIES A N D SOCIAL PRACTICES, PART III CONTROL AND RESISTANCE, Index

O autorze

Nicholas Fyfe