Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Introduction: Contesting public spaces -- Three public spaces -- Redevelopment of public space -- Approaches to public space -- 1. Social and spatial relations -- Policies and strategies for public space -- Masterplanning districts with public space -- Fixing public space architecturally -- Public spaces of interactions -- Conclusions -- 2. Making and taking -- Processes of making -- Scales of development -- Taking through remaking -- Conclusions -- 3. Place as property
Making space, talking place -- Movement and obstructions -- Repackaging Paddington -- Conclusions -- 4. Ornaments and images -- Scenes of associations -- Placing ornaments and taking photographs -- Managing contestations and maintaining consensus -- Conclusions -- 5. Approaches to public spaces -- Spatial forms -- Visual images -- Social interactions -- Conclusions -- Conclusions -- London concerns -- Future considerations -- Epilogue: Three propositions -- Bibliography -- Appendix A -- List of interviews and conversations -- Index