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Journal of Urban Design, 12, 1, (2007), pp. 25-42ISSN
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Sociale geografie
Journal title
Journal of Urban Design
Volume
vol. 12
Issue
iss. 1
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 25
Page end
p. 42
Subject
NON-RU research; Onderzoek niet-RUAbstract
Current projects to upgrade public spaces in Western cities seek to produce secured space by improving safety and decrease feelings of fear, and to produce themed space by promoting urban entertainment or fantasy. This study examines how ‘fear’ and ‘fantasy’ influence urban design and management of two public spaces in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It traces social antecedents for the development of secured and themed public space, such as a growing differentiation of urban lifestyles, and proposes a new technique for analysing public spaces. The case studies differ in design and management: one is secured, the other themed. However, each secured space contains an element of ‘fantasy’, and each themed space an element of ‘fear’.
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