The Politics of Public Space
Low, Setha / Smith, Neil![The Politics of Public Space](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/206/20654591/CHSBZCOP0320654591.jpg)
Public spaces are no longer democratic places where all people are embraced and tolerated, but instead centers of commerce and consumption. Increasing privatization through collaborative public/private partnerships between municipalities and local businesses has transformed such places as Bryant Park and Union Square in the center of New York City into environments maintained by video surveillance and police control. Even city squares and vill...