Planning and Design for Inclusive, Engaging and Adaptable Public Spaces
Focusing on urban waterfronts, this book explores innovative design and management strategies that enhance inclusivity, vibrancy, and sustainability. It provides insights into transforming these spaces into lively community hubs, emphasizing the importance of thoughtful planning to create environments that benefit both residents and visitors.
Focusing on the design and significance of memorials across various countries and historical contexts, this book examines how both formal and informal commemorative sites foster diverse physical, cognitive, and emotional connections with visitors. By analyzing different examples, it highlights the complex relationships that emerge between these spaces and those who engage with them.
Through extensive observations of behaviors in public spaces across cities like Melbourne, London, Berlin, New York, and Brisbane, this book offers a unique exploration of play within urban environments. It delves into how different settings influence social interactions and recreational activities, providing a comprehensive understanding of the dynamics of play in public areas.
This book examines a key set of urban design strategies that have emerged in the twenty-first century. Such projects range from guerrilla gardens and bike lanes to more formalized temporary beaches and swimming pools, parklets, pop- up plazas and buildings, and container towns.