Images of the Street: Planning, Identity and Control in Public Space

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Nicholas Fyfe
Routledge, 11 May 2006 - 304 sayfa

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

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Reading the Street
1
Part I Planning and Design
11
Part II Social Identities and Social Practices
73
Part III Control and Resistance
223
Index
280
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