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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830818203321

Autore

Iveson Kurt

Titolo

Publics and the city [[electronic resource] /] / Kurt Iveson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007

ISBN

1-280-93246-5

9786610932467

1-4443-2510-8

0-470-76174-1

1-4051-8136-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

RGS-IBG book series

Disciplina

307.1/2160994

307.12160994

Soggetti

City planning - Australia

Public spaces - Australia

Urban policy - Australia

City and town life - Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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