The concept of public space can be variously defined and understood from diversified
perspectives. However, no matter which definition may be used, the most fundamental …

Neoliberalism: The Key Concepts provides a critical guide to a vocabulary that has become
globally dominant over the past forty years. The language of neoliberalism both constructs …

The purpose of this paper is to systematically review literature concerning hybrid structures,
that is, structures that are used to implement various forms of management. More …

Public space has critical importance for the city and society because it forms a sense of
community. The debate on the end of public space, which is ongoing as the privatization in …

Public spaces are the loci of complex interactions among multiple stakeholders whose
decisions and activities affect places' qualities. The paper builds upon governance theory to …

In the last four decades, public space production has shifted from being predominantly led
by the public sector to include a greater variety of private actors, large and small, for-profit …

Representative of many developed cities in China, Shanghai is entering a new urban
regeneration phase as the city adopts a more humanist approach to improve the quality of …

The demise of public space in cities across the Global North has received considerable
scrutiny from urban scholars in recent years, with accounts of the loss, privatisation and …

In the UK, there has been a noticeable increase in public space management arrangements
based on transfer and contracting-out of managerial responsibilities to organisations outside …

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, public spaces in Moscow and in other post-
socialist cities underwent dramatic changes in line with the wider adaptation to the market …