The Social Production of Urban Space

This paper discusses the restoration project of the Odeion of Perikles at Athens, carried by the Cappadocian king Ariobarzanes II sometime between 63 and 52 BC, after its partial destruction during the Sullan sack of 86 BC. This sack occurred as a punishment for the alliance between Athens and the Pontic king Mithridates VI in his war against Rome. In that context, the restoration project of this fifth century B.C. covered-theatre was meaningful for the formation of diplomatic links and networks between Athens, Rome and Cappadocia, in particular considering the complexity of the antibarbarian narratives involved. From the viewpoint of the Athenian urban history, the restoration project is an eloquent example of a new attitude towards the urban space which would become a central feature in the social production of Athenian space throughout the first century B.C.: the antiquarian urbanism.

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Embedding an Ecology Notion in the Social Production of Urban Space

Handbook of Research on Urban Informatics ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-152-0.ch012 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 179-194 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Helen Klaebe

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Urban Renewal ◽

Urban Space ◽

Research Approach ◽

Social Production ◽

Production Of Space ◽

Making Sense ◽

The Social ◽

Dynamic Time

This chapter defines, explores and Illustrates research at the intersection of people, place and technology in cities. First, we theorise the notion of ecology in the social production of space to continue our response to the quest of making sense of an environment characterised by different stakeholders and actors as well as technical, social and discursive elements that operate across dynamic time and space constraints. Second, we describe and rationalise our research approach, which is designed to illuminate the processes at play in the social production of space from three different perspectives. We illustrate the application of our model in a discussion of a case study of community networking and community engagement in an Australian urban renewal site. Three specific interventions that are loosely positioned at the exchange of each perspective are then discussed in detail, namely: Sharing Stories; Social Patchwork and History Lines; and City Flocks.

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Embedding an Ecology Notion in the Social Production of Urban Space

Social Computing ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-984-7.ch139 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 2134-2149

Author(s):

Helen Klaebe ◽

Barbara Adkins ◽

Marcus Foth ◽

Greg Hearn

Keyword(s):

Community Engagement ◽

Urban Renewal ◽

Urban Space ◽

Research Approach ◽

Social Production ◽

Production Of Space ◽

Making Sense ◽

The Social ◽

Dynamic Time

This chapter defines, explores and Illustrates research at the intersection of people, place and technology in cities. First, we theorise the notion of ecology in the social production of space to continue our response to the quest of making sense of an environment characterised by different stakeholders and actors as well as technical, social and discursive elements that operate across dynamic time and space constraints. Second, we describe and rationalise our research approach, which is designed to illuminate the processes at play in the social production of space from three different perspectives. We illustrate the application of our model in a discussion of a case study of community networking and community engagement in an Australian urban renewal site. Three specific interventions that are loosely positioned at the exchange of each perspective are then discussed in detail, namely: Sharing Stories; Social Patchwork and History Lines; and City Flocks.

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Public Space and Social Polarization. A case study of the New Wave Turkish Migrants with a comparative analysis of Berlin, İstanbul & Ankara

The Journal of Public Space ◽

10.32891/jps.v5i1.1128 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 111-128

Author(s):

Ceren Kulkul

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

Public Space ◽

Urban Space ◽

Urban Life ◽

New Wave ◽

Social Production ◽

The Social ◽

The Us ◽

Social Polarization

Public space is by no means a place for complete unity or harmony. It is always open to contradiction and struggle. It is a space in which dwellers of the city find various ways to cope with living with one another. This could be in the form of negotiation, or confrontation. Or, it could be where they avoid others, where they maintain distance. Yet, there is always the expectation of all parties, to have one’s own place in that struggle. Turkey has experienced increased social polarization in recent years, and this is reflected in its public spaces. With the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ mentality in politics being also found in everyday urban life, the gap between different lifestyles has greatened, hostility among people has intensified and urban space became a battlefield rather than a ground for commons. Hate and intolerance began to define what is public. In the meantime, a great number of high-skilled, young individuals, particularly from İstanbul and Ankara, began to leave the country to carve out a better future; and, one of the popular destinations was Berlin, Germany. This paper addresses this group of young migrants to make a comparative analysis on the definitions of public space and to rethink the social production of urban space. With thirty interviews and two focus groups, it aims to consider the reflections of social polarization on public space.

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