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Record Nr.

UNINA9911009149603321

Autore

Benton-Short Lisa

Titolo

The National Mall : No Ordinary Public Space / / Lisa Benton-Short

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]

©2016

ISBN

1-4426-3057-4

1-4426-3056-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Disciplina

975.3

Soggetti

Public spaces

Public spaces - Washington (D.C.)

Human security - Washington (D.C.)

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) Management

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) Planning

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) Gestion

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.) Planification

Washington (D.C.)

Washington (D.C.) The Mall

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Copyright page ; Contents; Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. From Grand Avenue to Public Space: A Brief History of the Mall; PART I: MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES ; 2. Neglecting the Mall; 3. Managing the Mall; PART II: USE AND DEVELOPMENT PRESSURES ; 4. Making Space for the Dream; 5. The Brawl on the Mall; 6. Securing the Mall; PART III: PLANNING AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ; 7. Whose Mall Is It?; 8. The Right to the Mall; 9. Envisioning the Twenty-First-Century Mall; Conclusion; Notes; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"In The National Mall, Lisa Benton-Short explores the critical issues that are redefining and reshaping this extraordinary public space. Her work focuses on three contemporary and interrelated debates about public space: the management challenges faced by federal authorities, increased demands for access and security post 9/11, and the role of



the public in the Mall's long-term planning and development plans. By taking a holistic view of the National Mall and analyzing the unique twenty-first century challenges it faces, Lisa Benton-Short provides a fluid, cohesive, and timely narrative that is as extraordinary as the Mall itself."--

"The National Mall in Washington, D.C. is one of the most important and highly visible urban public spaces in the U.S. It is considered by many Americans to be "the nation's front yard." Yet few have written about the role of this public space in the twenty-first century."--