ISBN:
9780429951053
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (375 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Public spaces-Design
;
Sociology, Urban
;
City planning
Abstract:
Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- List of Illustrations -- Contributors -- Introduction: From Mixing with Strangers to Collective Placemaking: Existing Theories, Policies and Practices around Social Cohesion in Public Space Design -- Conceptualizing Public Space, Urban Design and Social Cohesion -- Existing Knowledge at the Intersection between Planning and Urban Design, and Social Cohesion -- Emerging Ideas on Public Space Design and Social Cohesion -- Emerging Typologies of Public Spaces -- Symbolism and Sense of Belonging -- Design Attributes that Encourage Social Interaction -- Processes of Engagement, Participation and Placemaking -- Reflections from Urban Design Practice -- Book Structure and Chapters -- References -- Part I Public Space Design, Development and Management Processes -- 1 The Making of Democratic Urban Public Space in Denmark -- Introduction -- Social Cohesion and the Danish Welfare State -- The Urban Public Spaces of the Welfare City -- Democratic Urban Public Space and Social Cohesion -- Public Sphere -- Olmstedian Ideals and User Involvement -- Multiculturalism and Spatial Determinism -- Social Cohesion and Segmentation -- The Gehlian Influence on Public Space Design in Denmark -- Democratic Public Space as Strategy -- The Danish Model -- Informal Coexistence and Social Cohesion: Five Contemporary Danish Public Spaces -- 'Superkilen' [The Superwedge] (BIG, Topotek1 and Superflex, Copenhagen, 2012) -- Queen Louise's Bridge [Dronning Louises Bro] (City of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 2011) -- Israel Square [Israels Plads] (COBE Architects, SWECO, Morten Stræde and more, Copenhagen, 2014) -- The Harbourpark [Havneparken Islands Brygge] (Bramsnæs, Jensen and PLOT, Copenhagen, 1984/2003) -- Dokk1 (SHL Architects, Aarhus, 2015) -- Conclusion -- Informality -- Democracy.
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