{"product_id":"9789814578349","title":"Public Space In Urban Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eOver the past few decades, rapid urbanisation has threatened to erode public space, especially in emerging economies. Market forces that prioritise profit generation are allowed to construct venues of consumption in its place. Though their physical appearance may resemble traditional public space, in reality, they are greatly restrictive and diminished in affordability, accessibility and social meaning. It is in this context that William SW Lim, chairman of Asian Urban Lab, has brought together architects, designers, historians, sociologists and urbanists from the region to discuss public space in selected Asian cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One contains essays from participants from Chongqing, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Taipei and observations from commentators. Several essays by William SW Lim on the subject round off the discussion in Part Two. The thoughtful essays in \u003ci\u003ePublic Space in Urban Asia\u003c\/i\u003e emphasise how engaging with the present actuality of cities and public awareness of spatial justice in cities are crucial — for it is the achievement of spatial justice that will help create a greater level of happiness across societies in our increasingly urbanised world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction and Acknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword — Public Space in Asia: Ways of Knowing and Acting \u003ci\u003e(Leon Van Schaik)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart I: Public Space in Urban Asia:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic Space Today \u003ci\u003e(William S W Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Multiple Spaces of Bukit Brown \u003ci\u003e(Terence Chong and Chua Ai Lin)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVestigial as Alternative: The KTM Rail Corridor and the Search for the Un-regularized \u003ci\u003e(Liew Kai Khiun)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe End of the Railroad in Singapore: A Photo Essay \u003ci\u003e(Claire Leow)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSingapore's Void Decks \u003ci\u003e(Stephen Cairns)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHawker Centres: Siting\/Sighting Singapore's Food Heritage \u003ci\u003e(Randy Chan and Jolene Lee)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnivalism in Public Spaces in Chongqing \u003ci\u003e(Wei Haoyan)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTaxonomy of Public Space in Contemporary Hong Kong \u003ci\u003e(Tat Lam and Benedetta Tavecchia)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommon Space and Public Space in Contemporary Urbanisation \u003ci\u003e(Marco Kusumawijaya)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick Crust of Time: Kuala Lumpur \u003ci\u003e(Lim Teng Ngiom)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllegal Architecture: In the Name of Community \u003ci\u003e(Roan Ching-Yueh)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommentaries:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-making Public Space Through and in Asia \u003ci\u003e(Jane M Jacobs)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecalling the Political in Public Space \u003ci\u003e(H Koon Wee)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSustaining Publics and Their Spaces: William Lim's Writings on Architecture and Space \u003ci\u003e(Lilian Chee)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePart II: Change We Must and Other Essays:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlobal Dynamic Change and Power Rebalance \u003ci\u003e(William S W Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommentary on Incomplete Urbanism \u003ci\u003e(Andrew Lee, Leong Teng Wui and Ong Swee Hong)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpatial Justice and Happiness \u003ci\u003e(William S W Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpatial Justice — A Singapore Case Study \u003ci\u003e(William S W Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChange We Must \u003ci\u003e(William S W Lim)\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorks Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership:\u003c\/b\u003e Graduate and undergraduate students majoring in architecture, urban planning, sociology and geography; general readers interested in cities, heritage and development; city planners, developers, policy makers and economists.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143880950000,"sku":"9789814578349","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814578349_p0.jpg?v=1763691121","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814578349","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}