1st Edition
Images of the Street Planning, Identity and Control in Public Space
Edited By Nicholas Fyfe
Copyright 1998
304 Pages
by
Routledge
302 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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
Biography
Nicholas Fyfe
'Images of the Street provides a fascinating set of encounters with the debate on control, consumption and resistance in the modern city.' AREA December 1999
