Public Spaces

João Teixeira Lopes, Department of Sociology, University of Porto, Porto, PortugalRay Hutchison, Public and Environmental Affairs, University of Wisconsin- Green Bay, Green Bay, USA

• PART I: INTRODUCTIONUrban Space And Public Places - Ray Hutchison and João Teixeira LopesPART II: URBAN IMAGES, URBANISM, AND PUBLIC SPACESPublic Spaces: Interactions, Appropriations, And Conflicts - Luciana Teixeira de Andrade and Luís Vicente BaptistaIs the city unnecessary? New life spaces of young city inhabitants - Marta Smagacz-PoziemskaSidewalk Encounters: Card Playing And Neighborhood Use In A Lisbon Suburb - João Pedro NunesSala Borsa: Plural Presences And Innovative Public Spaces - Luca Daconto and Gabriele ManellaTransformation Of Public Space In Zagreb Since 2000 - Jelena Zlatar GamberoÏzic´ and And elina SvircÏic´ GotovacPART III: CULTURE, ARTS, AND PUBLIC SPACESArtists' Studios In Urban Areas: A Comparative Study Between Paris And London - Dominique BillierTypifying The Thematic Cities: Study Of The Events Organized In Public Spaces In The Cities Of Oporto, Vila Nova De Gaia And Barcelona - Fernando Manuel Rocha da CruzShaping A Territory: Case Study The Moorish Quarter In Lisbon (Mouraria) - Madalena Corte-RealThe Spatial Analysis Of Gezi Movement In Turkey - ÇaÆgri EryilmazContested Cityscapes: Politics Of Vertical Construction In Paris And Vienna - Andrea GlauserHeritage, Place, And Neighborhood: Itineraries As Public Space Contention In Ring-Road Districts Of Madrid - Pedro Limón López and Sergio Claudio González GarcíaPART IV: THE (RE) STRUCTURATION OF PUBLIC SPACESResearching Social Stratification In Large Urban Zones Today - Juan José Villalón OgáyarRethinking Public Spaces In Waterfront Areas: Notes From Lisbon - Patrícia PereiraThe Earthquake And The Shanty: Post- Disaster Social Order In A Sicilian Town (1908 2013) - Domenica Farinella and Pietro SaittaFrom Exclusion To Participation: Social Mediation In Public Housing - Micol Bronzini and Carla MorettiSociological Intervention As A Reaction To The Crisis Of The City: Public Consultation In Warsaw

Editors Lopes and Hutchison present readers with a collection of research and academic perspectives exploring the plural and complex nature of the use of contemporary urban spaces. The editors have organized the selections that make up the main body of the text in four parts devoted to urban images, urbanism, and public spaces; culture, arts, and public spaces; the structure and restructuring of public spaces, and other key subjects. João Teixeira Lopes is a faculty member of the University of Porto, Portugal. Ray Hutchison is a faculty member of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.