The Cultural Meaning of Urban Space

The Cultural Meaning of Urban Space
ISBN-10
0897893204
ISBN-13
9780897893206
Category
Social Science
Pages
226
Language
English
Published
1993
Publisher
Praeger
Authors
Gary W. McDonogh, Robert Louis Rotenberg

Description

This book presents a cross-cultural approach to the study of urban space from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives. Essays written by major contributors to contemporary urban studies explore conceptual and linguistic interpretations of urban space, visual and social examinations of world cities, and policy issues in spatial analysis. Using case studies from Asia, Latin America, North America, and Europe, the authors raise important questions about space and power, processes of change, aesthetics and attitudes toward space, and social divisions expressed through urban life. This collection endorses the centrality of cross-cultural investigation and paves the way for comparative debate which will lead to new areas of urban research.

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