The public realm : exploring the city's quintessential social territory
Title:
The public realm : exploring the city's quintessential social territory
Author:
Lofland, Lyn H.
ISBN:
9780202306070
9780202306087
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Publication Information:
Hawthorne, N.Y. : Aldine de Gruyter, 1998.
Physical Description:
xix, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series:
Communication and social order
Series Title:
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.
Abstract:
A great number of children and adolescents face a world of violence and isolation. The contributors to this book describe in detail an innovative intervention and prevention method, pair therapy, that is designed to address these issues by helping children develop healthy interpersonal relationships.
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