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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Iveson, Kurt

Titel

Publics and the city

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index.
• The problem with public space -- Publics and the city -- Making a claim : the regulation of protest at Parliament House, Canberra -- Cruising : governing beat sex in Melbourne -- Making a name : writing graffiti in Sydney -- 'No fun, no hope, don't belong' : re-making 'public space' in neo-liberal Perth -- Justifying exclusion : keeping men out of the ladies' baths, Sydney -- Imagining the public city : concluding reflections.
• Publics and the City investigates struggles over the making of urban publics, considering how the production, management and regulation of 'public spaces' has emerged as a problem for both urban politics and urban theory. Advances a new framework for considering the diverse spatialities of publicness in relation to the city Argues that a city's contribution to the making of publics goes beyond the provision of places for public gathering Examines a series of detailed case studies Looks at the relationship between urbanism, public spheres, and demo
• English