Presents a unique and original multi-dimensional model of public spaces analysis

Includes the contribution of a renowned group of experts: Ana Fany A. Carlos, Cristóvão Duarte, Eugenio Queiroga, Ana Beatriz Torraca, Angelo Serpa, Vera Tângari

Compiles the classics and state-of-the-arts work on the theme

Features interdisciplinary works by geographers, architects, planners and a lawyer

Presents case studies of popular manifestations and appropriations

Presents a unique and original multidimensional model of public space analysis Includes a foreword by Prof. Roger Caves and contributions from leading experts: Ana Fany A. Carlos, Cristóvão Duarte, Eugenio Queiroga, Lia Beatriz Torraca, Angelo Serpa, and Vera Tângari Compiles the classic and state-of-the-art works on the theme Features interdisciplinary works by geographers, architects, planners, and a lawyer Includes case studies of popular manifestations and appropriations

Autorentext

Lucia Capanema-Alvares is an Associate Professor at the Graduate Program in Architecture and Urban Planning of the Federal Fluminense University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jorge Luiz Barbosa is an Associate Professor at the Graduate Program in Geography of the Federal Fluminense University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

This book includes contributions from leading experts: Ana Fany A. Carlos, Cristóvão Duarte, Eugenio Queiroga, Lia Beatriz Torraca, Angelo Serpa, and Vera Tângari. The foreword was written by Prof. Roger Caves.

Inhalt
A multi-dimensional frame for analyzing Urban Public Spaces policies and politics.- The power of the body in public space: Urban as a deprivation of the right to the city.- Reinventing public spaces: Politics of oneself and politics with many others.- A Cornered Democracy: the echoes of the 2013 demonstrations in Rio de Janeiro and the architecture of a crisis.- Leisure and work in contemporary urban-metropolitan space: Perspectives, tendencies and utopias.- Open Public Spaces and the vita activa.- Open Space Systems in Rio de Janeiro: the public and private spheres reflected in the urban landscape.- The re-invention of the city through the favelas.- In the guise of a (global) comprehension: a multidimensional analysis of Urban Public Spaces through selected authors.