This paper reviews progress in the field of urban tourism, revisiting and challenging the
validity of the paradoxes presented in the paper by Ashworth and Page (2011). To do this …

Public Places Urban Spaces provides a comprehensive overview of the principles, theory
and practices of urban design for those new to the subject and for those requiring a clear …

This paper sets out a series of normative principles for planners and others to use when
planning for and regulating public space design and management. Based on an exhaustive …

The global public spaces literature has been critical of contemporary manifestations of
public space on a number of grounds. This article reports on a research project that …

Drawing on empirical research in London, this paper examines how public spaces in the
contemporary city are shaped. Together, the 'contexts','processes' and 'power relationships' …

This book challenges the conventional (modernist-inspired) understanding of urbanization
as a universal process tied to the ideal-typical model of the modern metropolis with its …

Public space is being increasingly managed by defensive architecture, surveillance and
other subtle filtering mechanisms to make it more palatable and attendant to the needs of …

Festivals and events are of enormous significance to many communities around the world.
They can have historic, religious, cultural and traditional significance, and they are also …

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 …

The regeneration of critical urban areas through the redesign of public space with the
intense involvement of local communities seems to be the central focus of place-making …