Ebook: Space–Time Design of the Public City

Time has become an increasingly important topic in urban studies and urban planning. The spatial-temporal interplay is not only of relevance for the theory of urban development and urban politics, but also for urban planning and governance. The space-time approach focuses on the human being with its various habits and routines in the city. Understanding and taking those habits into account in urban planning and public policies offers a new way to improve the quality of life in our cities. Adapting the supply and accessibility of public spaces and services to the inhabitants’ space-time needs calls for an integrated approach to the physical design of urban space and to the organization of cities.

In the last two decades the body of practical and theoretical work on urban space-time topics has grown substantially. The book offers a state of the art overview of the theoretical reasoning, the development of new analytical tools, and practical experience of the space-time design of public cities in major European countries. The contributions were written by academics and practitioners from various fields exploring space-time research and planning.

Time has become an increasingly important topic in urban studies and urban planning. The spatial-temporal interplay is not only of relevance for the theory of urban development and urban politics, but also for urban planning and governance. The space-time approach focuses on the human being with its various habits and routines in the city. Understanding and taking those habits into account in urban planning and public policies offers a new way to improve the quality of life in our cities. Adapting the supply and accessibility of public spaces and services to the inhabitants’ space-time needs calls for an integrated approach to the physical design of urban space and to the organization of cities.

In the last two decades the body of practical and theoretical work on urban space-time topics has grown substantially. The book offers a state of the art overview of the theoretical reasoning, the development of new analytical tools, and practical experience of the space-time design of public cities in major European countries. The contributions were written by academics and practitioners from various fields exploring space-time research and planning.

Time has become an increasingly important topic in urban studies and urban planning. The spatial-temporal interplay is not only of relevance for the theory of urban development and urban politics, but also for urban planning and governance. The space-time approach focuses on the human being with its various habits and routines in the city. Understanding and taking those habits into account in urban planning and public policies offers a new way to improve the quality of life in our cities. Adapting the supply and accessibility of public spaces and services to the inhabitants’ space-time needs calls for an integrated approach to the physical design of urban space and to the organization of cities.

In the last two decades the body of practical and theoretical work on urban space-time topics has grown substantially. The book offers a state of the art overview of the theoretical reasoning, the development of new analytical tools, and practical experience of the space-time design of public cities in major European countries. The contributions were written by academics and practitioners from various fields exploring space-time research and planning.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Urban Rhythms in the Contemporary City....Pages 3-20
Working on Sunday: Regulations, Impacts and Perceptions of the Time Use Practices....Pages 21-35
The Night and Its Loss....Pages 37-48
Re-populating the Nighttime City: Hospitality and Gender....Pages 49-60
Teenagers in the Contemporary City: Hypermodern Times, Spaces and Practices....Pages 61-74
Time and Urban Morphology: Dispersed and Compact City Time Use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona....Pages 75-86
Intermezzo: Time Walk....Pages 87-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Efficiency, Temporal Justice, and the Rhythm of Cities....Pages 99-117
Accessibility of Public Spaces and Services: Theoretical Remarks, Practices and Instruments from Urban Time Planning....Pages 119-135
Mobility, Accessibility and Social Equity: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Empirical Study in the Metropolitan Areas of Milan, Bologna and Turin....Pages 137-156
Beyond Vague Promises of Liveability: An Exploration of Walking in Everyday Life....Pages 157-170
Encounters in Motion: Considerations of Time and Social Justice in Urban Mobility Research....Pages 171-185
INTERMEZZO: Time Intervention in Public Spaces – The Artist Mark Formanek....Pages 187-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Revisiting Exemplars of the Times-of-the-City Approach: The Viability of the ‘Neodiscipline’ Claim....Pages 195-215
City, Urbanism, Social Sustainability and the Right to the City....Pages 217-225
The Area Governance Plan and the Territorial Time Plan of the City of Bergamo: An Example of Temporal City Planning....Pages 227-243
Time Policies in Italy: The Case of the Middle Adriatic Regions....Pages 245-253
Studying Good Practices to Lesson Drawing and Transfer: Introduction to the Causal Mechanisms Approach – A Proposal for Exchanges Among European Networks on Time-Oriented Policies....Pages 255-288
Do Urban Time Policies Have a Real Impact on Quality of Life? And Which Methods Are Apt to Evaluate Them?....Pages 289-300
Further Research and Policy Perspectives....Pages 301-309
Back Matter....Pages 311-324

Time has become an increasingly important topic in urban studies and urban planning. The spatial-temporal interplay is not only of relevance for the theory of urban development and urban politics, but also for urban planning and governance. The space-time approach focuses on the human being with its various habits and routines in the city. Understanding and taking those habits into account in urban planning and public policies offers a new way to improve the quality of life in our cities. Adapting the supply and accessibility of public spaces and services to the inhabitants’ space-time needs calls for an integrated approach to the physical design of urban space and to the organization of cities.

In the last two decades the body of practical and theoretical work on urban space-time topics has grown substantially. The book offers a state of the art overview of the theoretical reasoning, the development of new analytical tools, and practical experience of the space-time design of public cities in major European countries. The contributions were written by academics and practitioners from various fields exploring space-time research and planning.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Urban Rhythms in the Contemporary City....Pages 3-20
Working on Sunday: Regulations, Impacts and Perceptions of the Time Use Practices....Pages 21-35
The Night and Its Loss....Pages 37-48
Re-populating the Nighttime City: Hospitality and Gender....Pages 49-60
Teenagers in the Contemporary City: Hypermodern Times, Spaces and Practices....Pages 61-74
Time and Urban Morphology: Dispersed and Compact City Time Use in the Metropolitan Region of Barcelona....Pages 75-86
Intermezzo: Time Walk....Pages 87-96
Front Matter....Pages 97-97
Efficiency, Temporal Justice, and the Rhythm of Cities....Pages 99-117
Accessibility of Public Spaces and Services: Theoretical Remarks, Practices and Instruments from Urban Time Planning....Pages 119-135
Mobility, Accessibility and Social Equity: A Comparative and Interdisciplinary Empirical Study in the Metropolitan Areas of Milan, Bologna and Turin....Pages 137-156
Beyond Vague Promises of Liveability: An Exploration of Walking in Everyday Life....Pages 157-170
Encounters in Motion: Considerations of Time and Social Justice in Urban Mobility Research....Pages 171-185
INTERMEZZO: Time Intervention in Public Spaces – The Artist Mark Formanek....Pages 187-191
Front Matter....Pages 193-193
Revisiting Exemplars of the Times-of-the-City Approach: The Viability of the ‘Neodiscipline’ Claim....Pages 195-215
City, Urbanism, Social Sustainability and the Right to the City....Pages 217-225
The Area Governance Plan and the Territorial Time Plan of the City of Bergamo: An Example of Temporal City Planning....Pages 227-243
Time Policies in Italy: The Case of the Middle Adriatic Regions....Pages 245-253
Studying Good Practices to Lesson Drawing and Transfer: Introduction to the Causal Mechanisms Approach – A Proposal for Exchanges Among European Networks on Time-Oriented Policies....Pages 255-288
Do Urban Time Policies Have a Real Impact on Quality of Life? And Which Methods Are Apt to Evaluate Them?....Pages 289-300
Further Research and Policy Perspectives....Pages 301-309
Back Matter....Pages 311-324
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