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OverviewPublics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory. Advances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the city Argues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the provision of places for public gathering Examines a series of detailed case studies Looks at the relationship between urbanism, public spheres, and democracy Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kurt Iveson (University of Sydney)Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.70cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9781405127325ISBN 10: 1405127325 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 08 May 2007 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents"List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. 1 The Problem with Public Space. 2 Publics and the City. 3 Making a Claim: The Regulation of Protest at Parliament House, Canberra. 4 Cruising: Governing Beat Sex in Melbourne. 5 Making a Name: Writing Graffiti in Sydney. 6 ""No Fun. No Hope. Don't Belong."" : Re-making ""Public Space"" in Neo-liberal Perth. 7 Justifying Exclusion: Keeping Men out of the Ladies’ Baths, Sydney. 8 Imagining the Public City: Concluding Reflections. Bibliography. Index"ReviewsRich and varied case studies make the material accessible ... .An original, engaging, and interesting contribution to debates about the uses, meanings, and urban dimensions of public address and public space. (American Journal of Sociobiology, February 2010) An important book ... .Compelling. (Progress in Human Geography, February 2010) ?Iveson clearly demonstrates why issues of publicness should be of concern to all geographers, and he suggests that there is too much at stake to accept existing normative assumptions about the decline of the public sphere.? (Cultural Geographies, October 2008) Rich and varied case studies make the material accessible ... .An original, engaging, and interesting contribution to debates about the uses, meanings, and urban dimensions of public address and public space. (American Journal of Sociobiology, February 2010) An important book ... .Compelling. (Progress in Human Geography, February 2010) Iveson clearly demonstrates why issues of publicness should be of concern to all geographers, and he suggests that there is too much at stake to accept existing normative assumptions about the decline of the public sphere. (Cultural Geographies, October 2008) Rich and varied case studies make the material accessible ... .An original, engaging, and interesting contribution to debates about the uses, meanings, and urban dimensions of public address and public space. (American Journal of Sociobiology, February 2010) An important book ... .Compelling. (Progress in Human Geography, February 2010) “Iveson clearly demonstrates why issues of publicness should be of concern to all geographers, and he suggests that there is too much at stake to accept existing normative assumptions about the decline of the public sphere. (Cultural Geographies, October 2008) Author InformationKurt Iveson is Lecturer in Urban Geography at the University of Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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