Why public space matters
'Why Public Space Matters' examines how public space contributes to individual and societal flourishing. Based on thirty-five years of ethnographic fieldwork on plazas, walkways, parks, markets and beaches in the United States, Costa Rica, Argentina, India, Kenya and France, it presents a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
2023, [2023]©2023
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| Series: | Oxford scholarship online / Oxford scholarship online
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | 'Why Public Space Matters' examines how public space contributes to individual and societal flourishing. Based on thirty-five years of ethnographic fieldwork on plazas, walkways, parks, markets and beaches in the United States, Costa Rica, Argentina, India, Kenya and France, it presents a new understanding of the role of social contact, public culture and affective atmosphere in the creation of places essential to everyday urban life |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2023 |
| Physical Description: | xii, 317 pages illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) |
| ISBN: | 9780197543764 |