The provision and administration of high quality urban public green spaces intertwines
issues of planning, design, management and maintenance with governance. The benefits of …

The management of urban landscapes concerns existing urban open spaces such as public
parks, playgrounds and residential green spaces. It involves many different actors and …

In post-industrial cities throughout the world abandoned railroads, demolished freeways,
disused canals, and other derelict industrial ruins are being transformed into ecologically …

There has long been a focus in urban landscape planning and design on the creation of
highquality public spaces, or place-making. Large amounts of capital continue to be spent …

In recent years it has become common-place to hear claims that public space in cities across
the globe has become the exclusive preserve of the wealthy and privileged, at the expense …

During the last two decades the literature on public space has registered the emergence of
alternative forms of pubic space provision that depart from the traditional model of direct …

The concept and practice of urban open space (UOS) management is becoming
increasingly influenced by varying governance arrangements for participatory co …

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 …

Place-Keeping presents the latest research and practice on place-keeping–that is, the long-
term management of public and private open spaces–from around Europe and the rest of …

Public spaces are being increasingly controlled and managed by non-government
agencies, and their publicness is shifting constantly, prompting concerns about the nature of …