Overview

This important book uses new international comparative research to engage critically with Lefebvre's spatial theories and challenge recent thinking about the nature of urban space. Meticulous research in three iconic post-industrial cities in the UK and North America, explains how urban public spaces, including differential space are socially produced, providing an accessible guide for those who care about public space, city planning and urban policy.

Full Product Details

9781447305743

Table of Contents

Reviews

"""This book is a call to arms to begin applying and elaborating spatial theory to old and new situations, as well as valuing an archival approach to urban analysis."" Town Planning Review ""This volume is a thoughtful, meticulously researched, and empirically rich account of the character and counter-hegemonic potential of contemporary urban public space. Its strongly argued position on how we should understand space and difference in cities will, no doubt, inspire valuable debate among urbanists.” Eugene McCann, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Canada ""A terrific book that explores the production of urban space through case studies of three cities, which are brought to life in fascinating and meticulous detail and capture the transition from industrial to post-industrial urban space by drawing on the latest advancements in urban theory."" John Roberts, Sociology and Communications, Brunel University London"

This volume is a thoughtful, meticulously researched, and empirically rich account of the character and counter-hegemonic potential of contemporary urban public space. Its strongly argued position on how we should understand space and difference in cities will, no doubt, inspire valuable debate among urbanists. Eugene McCann, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Canada A terrific book that explores the production of urban space through case studies of three cities, which are brought to life in fascinating and meticulous detail and capture the transition from industrial to post-industrial urban space by drawing on the latest advancements in urban theory. John Roberts, Sociology and Communications, Brunel University London

A terrific book that explores the production of urban space through case studies of three cities, which are brought to life in fascinating and meticulous detail and capture the transition from industrial to post-industrial urban space by drawing on the latest advancements in urban theory. John Roberts, Brunel University London

This book is a call to arms to begin applying and elaborating spatial theory to old and new situations, as well as valuing an archival approach to urban analysis. Town Planning Review This volume is a thoughtful, meticulously researched, and empirically rich account of the character and counter-hegemonic potential of contemporary urban public space. Its strongly argued position on how we should understand space and difference in cities will, no doubt, inspire valuable debate among urbanists. Eugene McCann, Department of Geography, Simon Fraser University, Canada A terrific book that explores the production of urban space through case studies of three cities, which are brought to life in fascinating and meticulous detail and capture the transition from industrial to post-industrial urban space by drawing on the latest advancements in urban theory. John Roberts, Sociology and Communications, Brunel University London

Author Information

Michael Leary-Owhin has 20 years' experience in the field of urban regeneration. He is a chartered town planner and has worked in the public and private sectors. Michael has published in a range of academic journals, contributes regularly to major international conferences and is the co-editor (2013) of The Routledge Companion to Urban Regeneration. Currently, he is senior lecturer and course director (MA Urban Regeneration and MA Planning Policy and Practice) at London South Bank University.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available