The politics of public space /
Low, Setha M.
Smith, Neil.
New York ; London : Routledge,
2006.
"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 located at the Graduate Center, and by the Alen Institute"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the imperative of public space / Neil Smith and Setha Low -- The political economy of public space / David Harvey -- Building the American way: public subsidy, private space / Dolores Hayden -- Appropriating "the commons": the tragedy of property rights discourse / Elizabeth Blackmar -- How private interests take over public space: zoning, taxes, and incorporation of gated communities / Setha Low -- Power, space, and terror: social reproduction and the public environment / Cindi Katz -- Geography of fear: crime and the transformation of public space in post-apartheid South Africa / Ashley Dawson -- Clean and safe? Property redevelopment, public space, and homelessness in downtown San Diego / Don Mitchell and Lynn A. Staeheli.
Public spaces
Public spaces
Democracy
Social control