
Public Space Reader is a one-of-a-kind collection that brings together classic and contemporary writings on public space by a cross-disciplinary group of urban scholars as well as by urban professionals involved in the fields of design, architecture, urbanism, planning, management...

Recent global appropriations of public spaces through urban activism, public uprising, and political protest have brought back democratic values, beliefs, and practices that have been historically associated with cities. Given the aggressive commodification of public resources,...