The Movement of Public Space

Shelley Smith

doi:10.4324/9781351058759-31

The Movement of Public Space

Shelley Smith

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Public squares and spaces have traditionally been the fixed and clearly defined physical location of public activity. In contemporary situations however, changes have occurred that are specifically linked to a greater prevalence of mobility: ‘The Mobilities Turn’. Modes, frequencies, velocities and quantities of movement in urban areas and urban lives have increased substantially and the fixed nature and clear definition of public space, the publics it ‘contains’ and the functions it performs have been profoundly changed by this. This chapter explores these changes and how they have affected the design and the experience of public space.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Handbook of Urban Mobilities
Editors	Ole B. Jensen, Claus Lassen, Vincent Kaufmann, Malene Fruedendal-Pedersen, Ida Marie Gøtche Lange
Number of pages	10
Publisher	Routledge
Publication date	2020
ISBN (Print)	9781138482197
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351058759
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351058759-31
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Routledge Handbook of Urban Mobilities
Jensen, O. B. (ed.), Lassen, C. (ed.), Kaufmann, V. (ed.), Freudendal-Pedersen, M. (ed.) & Lange, I. S. G. (ed.), 10 Jun 2020, 1. udgave ed. Routledge. 430 p.
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