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UNINA9910877852303321 |
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Autore |
Iveson Kurt |
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Titolo |
Publics and the city / / Kurt Iveson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, MA ; ; Oxford, : Blackwell Pub., 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-93246-5 |
9786610932467 |
1-4443-2510-8 |
0-470-76174-1 |
1-4051-8136-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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City planning - Australia |
Public spaces - Australia |
Urban policy - Australia |
City and town life - Australia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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