Traditional approaches to understand space tend to view public
space mainly as a shell or container, focussing on its
morphological structures and functional uses. That way, its
ever-changing meanings, contested or challenged uses have been
largely ignored, as well as the contextual and on-going dynamics
between social actors, their cultures, and struggles. The key role
of space in enabling spatial opportunities for social action, the
fluidity of its social meaning and the changing degree of
"publicness" of a space remain unexplored fields of academic
inquiry and professional practice.
Public Space and Relational Perspectives offers a different
understanding of public spaces in the city. The aim of the book is
to (re)introduce the lived experiences in public life into the
teaching curricula of those academic disciplines which deal with
public space and the built environment, such as architecture,
planning and urban design, as well as the social sciences.
The book presents conceptual, practical and research challenges
and brings together findings from activists, practitioners and
theorists. The editors provide eight educational challenges that
educators can endorse when training future practitioners and
researchers to accept and to engage with the social relations that
unfold in and through public space."
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