Geographies of public space: Variegated publicness, variegated epistemologies

J Qian - Progress in Human Geography, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Given the rapid diversification and mutation of public space and public life across the globe,
this article theorises epistemologies of publicness that move the research agenda beyond …

Street harassment and social control of young Muslim women in Brussels: destabilising the public/private binary

M De Backer - Journal of gender-based violence, 2020 - bristoluniversitypressdigital.com
While some research has been undertaken in recent decades into sexual violence against
women in public space, the same cannot be said about everyday,'mild'forms of harassment …

Meeting on the marketplace: on the integrative potential of The Hague Market

P Schappo, R van Melik - Journal of Urbanism: International …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Marketplaces are important commercial and gathering places in cities. After decades of
decline and negligence, they are recently rediscovered as potential meeting grounds that …

Geographies of encounter, public space, and social cohesion: Reviewing knowledge at the intersection of social sciences and built environment disciplines

P Aelbrecht, Q Stevens - Urban Planning, 2023 - ssoar.info
This article seeks to address long-standing questions in academia, practice, and
policymaking regarding the role public spaces might have in promoting cross-cultural …

Perception of street vendors and their effect on urban settings in Portobello Road, London

E Torky, T Heath - Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose Street vendors create a vital urban street and a significant and important part of our
urban areas are streets, they cater to our leisure, social and functional needs. There are …

Dutch-Moroccan girls navigating public space: Wandering as an everyday spatial practice

P Wijntuin, M Koster - Space and Culture, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Based on qualitative research among female Dutch-Moroccan teenagers in two
underprivileged neighborhoods in the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands, this article focuses on …

European public space projects with social cohesion in mind: symbolic, programmatic and minimalist approaches

P Simões Aelbrecht, Q Stevens… - European Planning …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The last two decades have witnessed a growing commitment to European public space
projects seeking to promote social cohesion. These projects are built on the premise that …

Between place and territory: Young people's emotional geographies of security and insecurity in Brussels' deprived areas

M De Backer - Emotion, Space and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
While much of literature on place attachment describes it as an affective bond between a
(young) person and place, with positive psychosocial consequences such as identification …

“Being different together” in public space: young people, everyday cosmopolitanism and parochial atmospheres

M De Backer - Social & Cultural Geography, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This paper studies the phenomenon of 'everyday cosmopolitanism'based on fieldwork and
interviews with young people in the public space of Brussels, conducted between 2013 and …

The role of cultural heritage in the creation of a sense of belonging among young Norwegian Turks: Boundary making and crossing

K Nikielska-Sekula - The Age of Human Rights …, 2016 - revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es
This paper discusses the importance that cultural heritage has for Norwegians of Turkish
decent when it comes to negotiating both their belonging and the concept of home. The role …