Images of the Street

Planning, Identity and Control in Public Space
Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-415-15441-3
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 189 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 592 g

Images of the Street captures the vitality, excitements and tensions of the street. Using examples from the U.K, India, Australia and North America the contributors draw on research in cultural geography, sociolgy, cultural studies and planning to explore the making and meaning of urban space.
Among the themes examined are:1.the way streetscapes are shaped by interplay between politics, planning and local political economy 2.social differences of individuals experiences' of the street 3.how social identities are shaped and represented in fiction and film 4.the meaning and significance of streets as settings to play out social practices 5.how social life is regulated on the street, formerly by police and indirectly through architecture and urban design

Autoren/Hrsg.

Fyfe, Nicholas

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Community Care, Bildung, Freizeit, Freiwilligenarbeit

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures, List of tables, List of contributors, Preface, 1 Introduction: reading the street, PART I PLANNING AND DESIGN, PART II SOCIAL IDENTITIES A N D SOCIAL PRACTICES, PART III CONTROL AND RESISTANCE, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nicholas Fyfe