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Author Lofland, Lyn H.

Title The public realm : exploring the city's quintessential social territory / Lyn H. Lofland.

Publication Info. Hawthorne, N.Y. : Aldine de Gruyter, 1998.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  307.76 L828P    Check Shelf
Description xix, 305 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series Communication and social order
Communication and social order.
Contents Toward a geography and history of the public realm -- The normative or "legal" system: patterns and principles -- The relational web: persons, places, connections -- A city "garden of earthly delights": esthetic and interactional pleasures -- Antiurbanism and the representational war on the public realm -- Fear, loathing, and personal privatism -- Control by design: the architectural assault on the public realm -- Uses of the public realm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-298) and index.
Subject Cities and towns.
Public spaces.
Open spaces.
Human territoriality.
Social perception.
Geographical perception.
ISBN 0202306070 cloth alkaline paper
0202306089 paperback alkaline paper
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