Whose public space?: international case studies in urban design and development

Public spaces mirror the complexities of urban societies: as historic social bonds have weakened and cities have become collections of individuals public open spaces have also changed from being embedded in the social fabric of the city to being a part of more impersonal and fragmented urban environments. Can making public spaces help overcome this fragmentation, where accessible spaces are created through inclusive processes? This book offers some answers to this question through analysing the process of urban design and development ...

1. Introduction Part 1. Changing Nature of Public Space in City Centres 2. Le Public Than Before? Public Space Improvement in Newcastle City Centre 3. Change in the Public Space of Traditional Nigerian Cities 4. Can Public Space Improvement Revive the City Centre? The Case of Taichung, Taiwan 5. Youth Participation and Revanchist Regimes: Redeveloping Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne Part 2. Public Space and Everyday Life in Urban Neighbourhoods 6. Marginal Public Spaces in Europe 7. Gating the Streets: The Changing Shape of Public Spaces in South Africa 8. Public Spaces within Modern Residential Areas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 9. The Design and Development of Public Open Spaces in an Iranian New Town 10. Making Public Space in Low Income Neighbourhoods in Mexico 11. Co-Production of Public Space: Redefinition of Social Meaning, the Case of Nord-Pas de Calais, France 12. Whose Public Space? / Ali Madanipour

Indhold: The changing nature of public space in city centres (Müge Akkar Ercan: Less public than before? : public space improvement in Newcastle city centre. Peter Rogers: Youth participation and revanchist regimes : redeveloping Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. Hong-Che Chen: Can public space improvement revive the city centre? : the case of Taichung, Taiwan. Shaibu Bala Garba: Change in the public spaces of traditional cities : Zaria, Nigeria) ; Public space and everyday life in urban neighbourhoods (Ali Madanipour: Marginal public spaces in European cities. Karina Landman: Gating the streets : the changing shape of public spaces in South Africa. Khalid Nasralden Mandeli: Public spaces within modern residential areas in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Bahador Zamani: The design and development of public open spaces in an Iranian new town. Mauricio Hernández Bonilla: Making public space in low-income neighbourhoods in Mexico. Paola Michialino: Co-production of public space in Nord-Pas-de-Calais : redefinition of social meaning. Ali Madanipour: Whose public space?)