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Exploring the Production of Urban Space: Differential Space in Three Post-Industrial Cities
Michael Edema Leary-Owhin
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Hardback. This book shows through meticulous original research how urban space is socially produced. The author uses archival and interview evidence to unravel the unexpected histories of the production of new diverse public spaces. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: JFSG; RPC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
724g
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447305743
SKU
V9781447305743
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99-50
About Michael Edema Leary-Owhin
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Exploring the Production of Urban Space: Differential Space in Three Post-Industrial Cities
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 ... Read more