Philosophy and Geography II The Production of Public Space

by Light, Andrew; Smith, Jonathan M.; Casey, Edward S.; Chaston, Ian; Dimendberg, Edward; Gorton, Matthew; Gulick, John; Hillier, Jean; Kilian, Ted; Mason, Hugh; Pascalev, Mario; Smith, Neil; Stevenson, John; Tétreault, Mary Ann; Wallin, Luke; White, John

• ISBN13: 9780847688104
• ISBN10: 0847688100
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-12-18
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The future of public space is uncertain. Although public spaces have become increasingly shabby and crowded, novel alternatives have appeared in the form of fantastic, semi-public pleasure grounds, developed by well-heeled, crowd-pleasing entrepreneurs and devoted to profit, consumption, and self-indulgence. Philosophers and geographers have converged on the topic of public space, fascinated and in many ways alarmed by fundamental changes in the way post-industrial societies produce space for public use, and in the way citizens of these same societies perceive and constitute themselves as a public. The contributors to this volume advance this inquiry, making extensive use of political and social theory. Philosophy and Geography II: The Production of Public Space gives readers an enhanced appreciation of the intimate connections between political principles, social processes, and the commonplaces of our everyday environments.