There seems to be a glut of commentary on the decline or privatisation of public space at the moment. In…
Author: knavickas
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playing fields and open space in new towns, 1968-9
The National Archives, HLG 116/523, enquiry into amenities and open space in new towns, 1968-9
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public space or open space
I’m working on terminology and usage this week. Reading through and keyword searching the local newspapers, it is evident that…
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continuities of ‘social crime’ protest about land use
James Greenhalgh’s book, Reconstructing Modernity: space, power and governance in mid-twentieth century British cities (Manchester UP, 2017) is a thought-provoking…
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placards on the street
I’ve recently visited three US cities: Boulder CO, Portland OR and Seattle WA. Wandering round neighbourhoods in all three, I…
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geographers debate the ‘end of public space’
I’ve been ruminating on a relatively recent issue of Environment and Planning A (49: 3, 2017), which outlines and challenges…
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locales: Kennington
I’m involved with a great HLF-funded project by the Friends of Kennington Park to commemorate the Chartist monster meetings of…
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common land and common misconceptions
‘Common land’ The common misconception about commons is that commoners had common land ‘taken away from them’ by the general…