Companion to Public Space

Companion to Public Space
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 536
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ISBN-10 : 113854972X
ISBN-13 : 9781138549722
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Book Synopsis Companion to Public Space by : Vikas Mehta

Download or read book Companion to Public Space written by Vikas Mehta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1920-06-20 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Companion to Public Space draws together an outstanding multidisciplinary collection of specially commissioned chapters that offer the state of the art in the intellectual discourse, scholarship, research and principles of understanding and the construction of public space. Thematically, the volume crosses disciplinary boundaries and traverses territories to address the philosophical, political, legal, planning, design and management issues in the social construction of public space. The Companion uniquely assembles important voices from diverse fields of philosophy, political science, geography, anthropology, sociology, urban design and planning, architecture, art and many more under one cover. It addresses the complete ecology of the topic to expose the interrelated issues, challenges and opportunities of public space in the twenty-first century. The book is primarily intended for scholars and graduate students for whom it will provide an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current thinking across the range of disciplines that converge in the study of public space. The Companion will also be of use to practitioners and public officials that deal with the planning, design and management of public spaces.


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