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The Cold War the Space Race and the Law of Outer Space Space for Peace

The Cold War the Space Race and the Law of Outer Space Space for Peace

The Cold War the Space Race and the Law of Outer Space: Space for Peace tells the story of one of the United Nations’ most enduring and least known achievements: the adoption of five multilateral treaties that compose the international law of outer space. The story begins in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year the largest ever cooperative scientific endeavor that resulted in the launch of Sputnik. Although satellites were first launched under the auspices of peaceful scientific cooperation the potentially world-ending implications of satellites and the rockets that carried them was obvious to all. By the 1960s the world faced the prospect of nuclear testing in outer space the placement of weapons of mass destruction in orbit and the militarization of the moon. This book tells the story of how the United Nations tried to seize the promise of peace through scientific cooperation and to ward off the potential for war in the Space Age through the adoption of the Outer Space Treaty the Rescue and Return Agreement the Liability Convention the Registration Convention and the Moon Agreement. Interdisciplinary in approach the book will be of interest to scholars in law history and other fields who are interested in the Cold War the Space Race and outer space law. | The Cold War the Space Race and the Law of Outer Space Space for Peace

GBP 36.99
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Space

Space

Space is the first accessible text which provides a comprehensive examination of approaches that have crossed between such diverse fields as philosophy physics architecture sociology anthropology and geography. The text examines the influence of geometry arithmetic natural philosophy empiricism and positivism to the development of spatial thinking as well as focusing on the contributions of phenomenologists existentialists psychologists Marxists and post-structuralists to how we occupy live structure and perform spaces and practices of spacing. The book emphasises the multiple and partial construction of spaces through the embodied practices of diverse subjects highlighting the contributions of feminists queer theorists anthropologists sociologists and post-colonial scholars to academic debates. In contrast to contemporary studies which draw a clear line between scientific and particularly quantitative approaches to space and spatiality and more ‘lived’ human enactments and performances this book highlights the continual influence of different mathematical and philosophical understandings of space and spatiality on everyday western spatial imaginations and registers in the twenty-first century. Space is possibly the key concept underpinning research in geography as well as being of central importance to scholars and practitioners working across the arts humanities social sciences and physical sciences.

GBP 34.99
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Space Weather Fundamentals

Space Weather Fundamentals

Space weather is one of the most significant natural hazards to human life and health. Conditions of the sun and in the solar wind magnetosphere ionosphere and thermosphere can influence the performance and reliability of space-borne and ground-based technological systems. If conditions in the space environment are adverse they can cause disruption of satellite operations communications navigation and electric power distribution grids leading to a variety of socioeconomic losses. This book provides an overview of our current knowledge and theoretical understanding of space weather formation and covers all major topics of this phenomena from the sun to the Earth’s ionosphere and thermosphere thus providing a fully updated review of this rapidly advancing field. The book brings together an outstanding team of internationally recognised contributors to cover topics such as solar wind the earth's magnetic field radiation belts the aurora spacecraft charging orbital drag and GPS. | Space Weather Fundamentals

GBP 44.99
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Public Space Reader

Public Space Reader

Recent global appropriations of public spaces through urban activism public uprising and political protest have brought back democratic values beliefs and practices that have been historically associated with cities. Given the aggressive commodification of public re- sources public space is critically important due to its capacity to enable forms of public dis- course and social practice which are fundamental for the well-being of democratic societies. Public Space Reader brings together public space scholarship by a cross-disciplinary group of academics and specialists whose essays consider fundamental questions: What is public space and how does it manifest larger cultural social and political processes? How are public spaces designed socially and materially produced and managed? How does this impact the nature and character of public experience? What roles does it play in the struggles for the just city and the Right to The City? What critical participatory approaches can be employed to create inclusive public spaces that respond to the diverse needs desires and aspirations of individuals and communities alike? What are the critical global and comparative perspectives on public space that can enable further scholarly and professional work? And what are the futures of public space in the face of global pandemics such as COVID-19? The readers of this volume will be rewarded with an impressive array of perspectives that are bound to expand critical understanding of public space.

GBP 39.99
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Religion and Outer Space

Religion and Outer Space

Religion and Outer Space examines religion in and on the final frontier. This book offers a first-of-its-kind roadmap for thinking about complex encounters of religion and outer space. A multidisciplinary group of scholarly experts takes up some of the most intriguing scientific spiritual trade/commercial and even military dimensions of the complex entanglements of religion and outer space. Attending to the historical reality that the interconnections between religion and the heavens are as old as religions themselves the volume starts with an examination of outer space elements in the most sacred writings of the world’s religions. It then explores some of the religious questions inevitable in this encounter analyzing cultural constructions (both literary and actual) of religion and outer space. It ends with examinations of the role of religion in the very real and very present business of space exploration. What might motivate the spread of religion (or at least fantasies of religion in its myriad possibilities) into new interior and exterior dimensions of the cosmos? Only the future will tell. Religion and Outer Space is essential reading for students and academics with an interest in religion and space religion and science space exploration religion and science fiction popular culture and religion in America.

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The Space Industry of the Future Capitalism and Sustainability in Outer Space

The Space Industry of the Future Capitalism and Sustainability in Outer Space

The Space Industry of the Future consists of the first instance of guidance for the space industry on how value creation in space can occur for the greater benefit of humanity using principles of capitalism and sustainability. The timing of this book is ideal given (1) sustainability challenges facing humanity and (2) that the growth of the commercial space economy is now occurring at a rate never seen before. This book presents an opportune guide written for technical business and policy practitioners alike that frames how this industry growth should occur from an integrated values and commercial perspective. This perspective is presented in the context of the modern technical capabilities of space systems relative to the world’s greatest problems. The guidance contained in this book for the growing commercial space industry includes considerations beyond profit seeking alone. This guidance is founded on a bespoke value creation criteria to apply in the context of for-profit outer space activities that if used will result in the maximum value creation that a company is capable of. The criteria are developed and presented through a rigorous discussion on capitalism economics value theory the circular economy stakeholder management and ethics. The value creation criteria are then discussed at length in relation to the space industry. The primary audience for this book is practitioners within the space industry; this includes investors business managers policy makers engineers and scientists. The secondary audience includes students and researchers as well as a growing range of parties interested in space policy and entrepreneurship. | The Space Industry of the Future Capitalism and Sustainability in Outer Space

GBP 52.99
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Shared Space: Divided Space Essays on Conflict and Territorial Organization

Shared Space: Divided Space Essays on Conflict and Territorial Organization

This specially commissioned volume of original essays first published in 1990 provides a unique view of conflict territorial behaviour and reconciliation between groups – social racial religious and nationalist – within states in both the developed and the developing worlds. The volume as a whole shows the wide range of geographical solutions which have been adopted in attempts to limit conflict and foster stability. This title underlines the importance of a geographical perspective on intergroup conflict and reconciliation and provides a broad range of real-world experience in carefully chosen case studies. Shared Space: Divided Space will be of interest students of the social sciences as well as to general readers who will find this title to be accessible and authoritative. | Shared Space: Divided Space Essays on Conflict and Territorial Organization

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Routledge Handbook of Space Law

Routledge Handbook of Space Law

This handbook is a reference work providing a comprehensive objective and comparative overview of Space Law. The global space economy reached $330 billion in 2015 with a growth rate of 9 per cent vis-à-vis the previous year. Consequently Space Law is changing and expanding expeditiously especially at the national level. More laws and regulations are being adopted by space-faring nations while more countries are adapting their Space Laws and regulations related to activities in outer space. More regulatory bodies are being created while more regulatory diversity (from public law to private law) is being instituted as increasing and innovative activities are undertaken by private entities which employ new technologies and business initiatives. At the international level Space Law (both hard law and soft law) is expanding in certain areas especially in satellite broadcasting and telecommunications. The Routledge Handbook of Space Law summarises the existing state of knowledge on a comprehensive range of topics and aspires to set the future international research agenda by indicating gaps and inconsistencies in the existing law and highlighting emerging legal issues. Unlike other books on the subject it addresses major international and national legal aspects of particular space activities and issues rather than providing commentary on or explanations about a particular Space Law treaty or national regulation. Drawing together contributions from leading academic scholars and practicing lawyers from around the world the volume is divided into five key parts:• Part I: General Principles of International Space Law• Part II: International Law of Space Applications• Part III: National Regulation of Space Activities• Part IV: National Regulation of Navigational Satellite Systems• Part V: Commercial Aspects of Space LawThis handbook is both practical and theore

GBP 42.99
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Time and Space

Time and Space

The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities (PHI) Time and Space were compiled to establish a multidisciplinary platform for presenting interacting and disseminating research. It also aims to foster awareness and discussion on Time and Space focusing on different visions relevant to Architecture Arts and Humanities Design and Social Sciences and its importance and benefits for the sense of identity both individual and communal. The idea of Time and Space has been a powerful motor for development since the Western Early Modern Age. Its theoretical and practical foundations have become the working tools of scientists philosophers and artists who seek strategies and policies to accelerate the development process in different contexts.

GBP 180.00
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Space Debris Hazard Evaluation and Debris

Space Debris Hazard Evaluation and Debris

When the first sputnik was launched and the space era began few gave thought to the possible negative impact of putting satellites into orbit. In fact man's space activity has led to the formation of a new media named space debris i. e. man-made objects and their fragments launched into space currently inactive and no longer serving any useful purpose. Space Debris: Hazard Evaluation and Mitigation will appeal to readers unfamiliar with the issues as well as experts and designers. It introduces concepts behind the problems of space ecology. The volume features actual data on the space debris environment; new mathematical models for space debris evolution production and self-production; description of the existing software and concepts for shield design. The author also reviews methods of collision risk assessment including the attitudes and inclinations of orbits collision hazard evaluation and suggestions for preventative measures. | Space Debris Hazard Evaluation and Debris

GBP 59.99
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Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law

Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law

The Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law provides a definitive survey of the transitions and adjustments across the stakeholder community contributing to outer space activities. The interaction between NewSpace traditional aerospace industrials and non-traditional space-related technologies is driving market changes which will affect state practice in what has until now been a government dominated market. Greater private commercial participation will lead to new economic approaches to risk-sharing models driven by a space services dominated market. This handbook is a detailed reference source of original articles which analyse and critically evaluate the scope of the current paradigm change and explain why space contracts and risk apportionment as currently known will change in tune with ongoing market transitions. Reference is made to the scope of best practices across various leading states involved in space activities. With contributions from a selection of highly regarded and leading scholars and practitioners in the Commercial Space Law field and the inclusion of salient documents regulatory and contractual documents the Routledge Handbook of Commercial Space Law is an essential resource for students scholars and practitioners who are interested in the field of Commercial Space Law.

GBP 190.00
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Space Law A Treatise 2nd Edition

Space Law A Treatise 2nd Edition

Francis Lyall and Paul B. Larsen have been involved in teaching and researching space law for over 50 years. This new edition of their well-received text gathers together their knowledge and experience in readable form and covers developments in all space applications including space tourism telecommunications the ITU and finance. With an extensive citation of the literature the discussion provides an excellent source for both students and practitioners. | Space Law A Treatise 2nd Edition

GBP 34.99
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The Commercialisation of Space Politics Economics and Ethics

The Commercialisation of Space Politics Economics and Ethics

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector. Using a framework based around theories of international political economy (IPE) the chapters take on issues relating to the politics the economics and the ethics of commercialising space. The book aims to build a bridge between the research carried out on European Space Policy and the issues that are currently pertinent in the global discussion of future space policy. Overall the volume aims to: inform the reader about historical and contemporary developments in the neoliberal commercialisation of space assess the impact of the commercialisation of space on European space institutions European space policy and European space culture raise ethical questions about the environmental and practical sustainability of the commercialisation of space examine the compatibility of the commercialisation of space with international EU and national law. This book will be of much interest to students of space policy global governance European politics and International Relations. | The Commercialisation of Space Politics Economics and Ethics

GBP 120.00
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The Militarization of European Space Policy

The Militarization of European Space Policy

This book is focused on militarization as the nucleus of EU space policy and the interrelatedness of European security industrial competitiveness and military capabilities in the shaping of this policy. The EU and key member states have increasingly joined the US China and Russia among others in regarding space assets as critical military as well as economic industrial and technological enablers. This book tackles this issue by first shedding light on the military aspects of EU space policy with special emphasis on the security and defence dimensions of projects such as Galileo Copernicus Space Situational Awareness and Satellite Communication. In this context contributors confront the empirical aspect of developments including the role of different institutional actors and the involvement of specific member states. Further the volume analyses the discursive ideological normative and theoretical foundations of the use of space by the EU for strategic purposes drawing on the broad spectrum of European integration/International Relations theory. Last but not least the volume discusses initiatives outside the EU by key global space players with an emphasis on the US and transatlantic space relations. All chapters maintain a solid empirical foundation in the form of geographical or issue-related focus with an area-specific emphasis on the EU as a whole transatlantic relations the policies of key member states (such as France and Italy) and core space powers such as the US China and India. This book will be of much interest to students of space power security studies European politics and International Relations. | The Militarization of European Space Policy

GBP 130.00
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History Space and Place

History Space and Place

Spaces too have a history. And history always takes place in spaces. But what do historians mean when they use the word spaces? And how can spaces be historically investigated? Susanne Rau provides a survey of the history of Western concepts of space opens up interdisciplinary approaches to the phenomenon of space in fields ranging from physics and geography to philosophy and sociology and explains how historical spatial analysis can be methodologically and conceptually conceived and carried out in practice. The case studies presented in the book come from the fields of urban history the history of trade and global history including the history of cartography but its analysis is equally relevant to other fields of inquiry. This book offers the first comprehensive introduction to the theory and methodology of historical spatial analysis. | History Space and Place

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Manufacturing Parameters and Entrepreneurship Space Consideration

Manufacturing Parameters and Entrepreneurship Space Consideration

Manufacturing Parameters and Entrepreneurship provides a guide that helps business leaders understand and apply the production parameters and estimation techniques needed for commercial success. This book covers important concepts in depth including manufacturing space manufacturing quality production backorders space consideration quality aspects maximum inventory control entrepreneurial application and quality inclusion. Key features: Covers manufacturing parameters their estimation and effects in a single volume. Discusses conceptualization formulation and analysis of space consideration. Provides basic understanding and mathematical treatment of quality aspects in detail. Discusses in detail concepts such as manufacturing space manufacturing quality and production backorders. Covers stock out situations in detail. Manufacturing Parameters and Entrepreneurship will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of graduate students and professionals in the field of industrial engineering production engineering and manufacturing science and engineering. | Manufacturing Parameters and Entrepreneurship Space Consideration

GBP 105.00
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Schools Space and Culinary Capital

Schools Space and Culinary Capital

This book introduces the notion of culinary capital to investigate socialisation and school mealtime experiences in an academy school based in the UK. Drawing on interviews collated from children teachers and staff within the school the text sheds light on food insecurity in society and schools as being major issue in educational policy. The book examines schools as a microcosm for society with school food space being the playground for socialisation. It shows how forms of culinary capital can be extended in the school dining hall where social space is negotiated with notions of inclusion and exclusion during mealtime. The book uses gender class and race to understand the school dining hall as a space where culinary capital can be exchanged and learnt. Thorough research accompanied by ethnographic visuals field notes and observations it also explores the sensory impact of school gardens. As such the book will be of interest to students teachers school leaders educators and policy makers in the fields of Education Sociology Social Policy and Food Studies. | Schools Space and Culinary Capital

GBP 130.00
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Space and Spatial Cognition A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Space and Spatial Cognition A Multidisciplinary Perspective

All living creatures inscribe their activity in space. Human beings acquire knowledge of this space by traversing it listening to verbal descriptions and looking at maps atlases and digital media. We memorize routes compare distances mentally and retrieve our starting place after a long journey. Space and Spatial Cognition provides an up-to-date introduction to the elements of human navigation and the mental representation of our environment. This book explores the mental capacities which enable us to create shortcuts imagine new pathways and thus demonstrate our adaptation to the environment. Using a multidisciplinary approach which draws on psychology neuroscience geography architecture and the visual arts the author presents answers to a number of questions. Which mental capacities do people mobilize when confronted with space? Which brain functions do they implement? How do digital technologies extend these capacities? By presenting space at the crossroads of a number of disciplines this volume reveals how each of them enhances our understanding of human behaviour in space. Space and Spatial Cognition provides a unique insight into all facets of spatial cognition including spatial behaviour language and future technologies. It will be the ideal companion for all students and researchers in the field. | Space and Spatial Cognition A Multidisciplinary Perspective

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Confined Space Entry Guide to Compliance

Confined Space Entry Guide to Compliance

FROM THE PREFACEThis book brings together (in one text) all of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's regulatory requirements for making safe and proper confined space entries. Because confined space entry is a complicated procedure-and a process that contains inherent risks-those concerned with safety in the work place are constantly concerned with how to reduce the risks associated with confined space entry how to eliminate or decrease the hazards workers face in confined spaces and how to prevent injuries and fatalities from occurring in confined spaces. But comprehensive materials on confined space entry are difficult to find. Surprisingly little material on the subject is commercially available. Confined Space Entry: A Guide to Compliance collects all of the associated requirements and regulations including OSHA's Confined Space Lockout/Tagout Respiratory Protection Standards and Hot Work Permit requirements in this guidebook. These separate specific safety standards and requirements have been combined and organized-as they should be since each is married to the other-in a way that enables you (the user) to easily determine the critical relationship(s) between and among them-but more importantly to teach you how to enter confined spaces safely-and how to provide workers with effective training for proper confined space entry. Written in user-friendly jargon-free plain English this guidebook provides you with clear sample programs to serve as models when you write your own programs. Workers have a growing need for more knowledge of the hazards of their work environments-and especially of confined spaces. To fulfill this imperative need individuals and government must work together to better inform-and protect-these workers as they are exposed to a variety of complex and potentially life-threatening situations in confined spaces. The message this text delivers is simple: The better both workers and management understand | Confined Space Entry Guide to Compliance

GBP 175.00
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Physics Of Space Plasmas An Introduction

Physics Of Space Plasmas An Introduction

This textbook was developed to provide seniors and first-year graduate students in physical sciences with a general knowledge of electrodynamic phenomena in space. Since the launch of the first unmanned satellite in 1957 experiments have been performed to study the behavior of electromagnetic fields and charged particles. There is now a considerable amount of data on hand and many articles including excellent review articles have been written for the specialists. However for students new researchers and non-specialists a need still exists for a book that integrates these observations in a coherent way. This book is an attempt to meet that need by using the theory of classical electrodynamics to unify space observations. The contents of this book are based on classroom notes developed for an introductory space physics course that the author has taught for many years at the University of Washington. Students taking the course normally have had an undergraduate course in electricity and magnetism but they come with very little knowledge about space. | Physics Of Space Plasmas An Introduction

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India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity

India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity

This volume discusses the emergence of space exploration as a new pivot of the global space economy in the decade of 2020s. Space exploration and human spaceflight will soon become vital strategic initiatives in the imminent second space age evolving from scientific pursuits to mega-economic projects. As the scope of international cooperation in space forays into soft science diplomacy the second space age opens opportunities for India to mount its space program as an ambitious yet conscientious proficient and cordial player in the global space economy. This book — Explores imminent trends in space exploration and interplanetary connectivity plans their returns to the global economy of the future and impact on the global astropolitical order; — Analyses the techno-economic significance of India’s space exploration by reviewing the legal ethical and philosophical challenges; the limits of global space exploration policies; and the economic lacunae for the astropolitical gains; — Examines the transformational trio of Chandrayaan Mangalyaan and Gaganyaan; dawn of the second space age; interplanetary connectivity projects; besides discussing the viability of humans becoming an interplanetary species. Part of The Gateway House Guide to India in the 2020s series this topical volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of international relations geopolitics foreign policy space policy South Asian studies strategic studies and international trade. | India in the Second Space Age of Interplanetary Connectivity

GBP 18.99
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Architectural Anthropology Exploring Lived Space

Architectural Anthropology Exploring Lived Space

This book prompts architects and anthropologists to think and act together. In order to fully grasp the relationship between human beings and their built environments and design more livable and sustainable buildings and cities in the future we need new cross-disciplinary approaches combining anthropology and architecture. This is neither anthropology of architecture nor ethnography for architects but a new approach beyond these positions: Architectural Anthropology. The anthology gathers contributions from leading researchers from various Nordic universities architectural schools and architectural firms as well as prominent international scholars like Tim Ingold Albena Yaneva and Sarah Pink – all exploring developing and innovating the cross-disciplinary field between anthropology and architecture. Several contributions are co-written by architects and anthropologists merging approaches from the two disciplines in order to fully explore the dynamics of lived space. Through a broad range of empirical examples methodological approaches and theoretical reflections the anthology provides inspiration and tools for scholars students and practitioners working with lived space. The first part focusses on homes walls and boundaries the second on urban space and public life and the third on processes of creativity participation and design. | Architectural Anthropology Exploring Lived Space

GBP 36.99
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Resilient Space Systems Design An Introduction

Resilient Space Systems Design An Introduction

Recognized as a Recommended title by Choice for their November 2020 issue. Choice is a publishing unit at the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACR&L) a division of the American Library Association. Choice has been the acknowledged leader in the provision of objective high-quality evaluations of nonfiction academic writing. Presenting a fundamental definition of resilience the book examines the concept of resilience as it relates to space system design. The book establishes the required definitions relates its place to existing state-of-the-art systems engineering practices and explains the process and mathematical tools used to achieve a resilient design. It discusses a variety of potential threats and their impact upon a space system. By providing multiple real-world examples to illustrate the application of the design methodology the book covers the necessary techniques and tools while guiding the reader through the entirety of the process. The book begins with space systems basics to ensure the reader is versed in the functions and components of the system prior to diving into the details of resilience. However the text does not assume that the reader has an extensive background in the subject matter of resilience. This book is aimed at engineers and architects in the areas of aerospace space systems and space communications. | Resilient Space Systems Design An Introduction

GBP 105.00
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Order and Conflict in Public Space

Order and Conflict in Public Space

Which public and whose space? The understanding of public space as an arena where individuals can claim full use and access hides a reality of constant negotiation conflict and surveillance. This collection uses case studies concerning the management use and transgression of public space to invite reflection on the way in which everyday social interaction is framed and shaped by the physical environment and vice versa. International experts from fields including geography criminology sociology and urban studies come together to debate the concepts of order and conflict in public space. This book is divided into two parts: spaces of control and spaces of transgression. Section I focuses on formal and informal surveillance and the politics of control using case studies to compare strategies in spaces including Olympic cities luxury skyscrapers residential neighbourhoods and shopping malls. Section II focuses on transgressive or deviant behaviour in public spaces with case studies examining behaviour in nightlife districts governance of homelessness boy-racer culture and abortion protests. The epilogue concludes the book with an exploration of possible future avenues for research on public space and a critical appraisal of the concept of public space itself. This interdisciplinary collection will be of interest to students researchers and professionals in the areas of criminology sociology surveillance studies human and social geography and urban studies and planning.

GBP 46.99
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