Theorizing Critical Placemaking as a Tool for Reclaiming Public Space

Toolis, Erin E.

doi:10.1002/ajcp.12118

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“…These findings may have important policy implications as many cities are passing laws restricting daily acts of living in public spaces for homeless individuals as a way to reduce the visibility of homelessness in their communities (Clifford & Piston, ; Harris, ; Robinson, ). Some researchers have expressed concern that these laws will criminalize homelessness (Robinson, ), and others have argued for recreating public spaces as a tool for empowerment, inclusivity, and civic engagement (Toolis, ). To the extent that homeless people are considered part of the communities they inhabit, other residents may advocate for their unrestricted use of public spaces as participating members of their communities and our findings suggest laws restricting use of public spaces may not be supported by the general public.…”

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Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness Between 1990 and 2016

Tsai

Lee

Byrne

et al. 2017

American J of Comm Psychol

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Public attitudes on homelessness can and has influenced policies and services for homeless populations. This study surveyed national public attitudes about homelessness in the 21st century and examined changes in attitudes in the past two decades. An online survey of public attitudes about homelessness was conducted with 541 U.S. adults across 47 states in November 2016 using Amazon Mechanical Turk. Survey results were compared to two public surveys conducted in 1990. Compared to previous surveys, the current sample endorsed more compassion, government support, and liberal attitudes about homelessness. The largest changes were related to increased support for homeless individuals to use public spaces for sleeping and panhandling. When asked about the demographic composition of the homeless population, the contemporary sample tended to overestimate the proportions who were young and racial/ethnic minorities, while underestimating the proportions who were married, or had mental health or substance abuse problems. Together, the findings suggest there has been an increase in compassion and liberal attitudes toward homelessness in the past two decades. Greater support for homeless individuals during an era of economic recessions and governmental homeless initiatives presents opportunities for new public health approaches to address homelessness.

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Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness Between 1990 and 2016

Tsai

Lee

Byrne

et al. 2017

American J of Comm Psychol

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“…Oleh karenanya elemen fisik kota yang ikonik dan menarik secara visual dapat mengangkat citra kota. (Kjartansdóttir, 2014;Toolis, 2017).…”

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Kajian Citra Kota Dalam Branding City Beautiful Malang

Sayoko

Wikantiyoso

2019

JAM

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Keindahan fisik kota merupakan kondisi, karakter, citra yang terbentuk dari setting lingkungan binaan dan lingkungan alamiahnya. Upaya membuat City Branding dengan mengangkat tema Beautiful Malang menjadi relevan apabila diikuti dengan upaya-upaya pemerintah kota untuk menjaga "keindahan lingkungan buatan dan alamiahnya" dalam kebijakan pengembangan kota Malang. Upaya pemerintah Kota Malang menggunakan City Branding "Malang Beautiful" dilakukan untuk memperkuat image kota Malang sebagai kota untuk tujuan wisata lingkungan binaan. Pembahasan tentang persepsi keindahan suatu kota tidak terlepas dari permasalahan image dari pengguna kota.Dengan demikian pembahasan beautiful Malang sebagai branding, maka tidak akan terlepas dari pemahaman Image suatu kota/ kawasan. Pemahaman image sebuah kota mencakup 5 elemen, yakni Path, Edge, District, Nodes, dan Landmark. Tulisan ini bertujuan mengkaji City Branding Beautiful Malang ditinjau dari teori Citra kota yang dikemukakan oleh Kevin Lynch dalam bukunya " Image of The City".

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“…Place attachment is also applied to immigration issues (Ng 1998, Hernández, Carmen Hidalgo et al 2007, Lewicka 2008, Dahl and Sorenson 2010 (Altman and Low 1992, Toolis 2017.…”

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“…As Toolis (2017) argues, the implications and problems associated with privatization of public spaces influences the everyday life of urban dwellers in three ways: by constraining access and participation; by constraining and confining the variety of voices; and by constraining possible interactions within a place. Toolis (2017) argues that these limitations result in exclusive, segregated, monologic, depoliticized, commodified, and passive urban spaces in which minorities like migrants, low-income people, and women are excluded and displaced.…”

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A living room in the city: the place of public space in the everyday lives of Middle Eastern women in Greater Brisbane

Gholamhosseini¹

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With the first step people take out of their homes, they enter public territory. One of the significant visions for urban planners producing spaces for public life is creating a feeling of comfort for each urban dweller in this wide territory of many. Successful public spaces can only be produced through informed planning and understanding the needs of all urban dwellers. In an attempt to understand the needs of one group of urban dwellers, Middle Eastern women in Greater Brisbane, this study investigates their everyday experiences of public spaces in Greater Brisbane and explores the suitability of available public spaces for this group.The aim of this study is to answer questions about the roles that urban spaces play in the daily lives of migrant women to find ways of making better connections between their everyday experience as migrants and public spaces as a constituent element of social life. To introduce a platform in which the voice of this minority group could be heard this study is an attempt to explore and understand the role and structure of urban spaces from three different angles: the meaning of public and private space, and relationships between the two spaces; diversity and migration and the impact of these on the everyday life of migrant people (especially on their use of public space); and women and their needs and expectations for urban spaces. These three different themes, in addition to the characteristics of Australian society and cities, could describe the main question of this research: how can the experiences of Middle Eastern migrant women using public spaces inform the planning and design of such spaces?Phenomenology is the research approach adopted in this study. A Phenomenological approach is appropriate when the research question requires an intimate awareness and deep understanding of how humans experience a situation. Based on data collected through semistructured in-depth interviews with twenty Middle Eastern women, and with the assist of NVivo software and Phenomenological approach (Moustakas' modification of the Van Kaam model), twelve themes were identified that address the way this group of urban dwellers experience the built and natural environment.Aside from an in-depth understanding of the urban experience for Middle Eastern women, the findings from this study recognises and understands how minority groups/migrants experience urban settings presenting possible ways planning disciplines could better respond to the needs and expectations of these urban dwellers. The research findings presented in this study contribute to planning involving Middle Eastern populations in multicultural settings and show how gender, social construct, ethnic composition, religious beliefs, and lifestyle define and change the ways in ii which urban spaces are experienced and used by these urban dwellers. Subsequently these findings emphasize the role of urban specialists, particularly urban planners, in design and production of inclusive urban spaces that are suitable for use by multicult...

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Theorizing Critical Placemaking as a Tool for Reclaiming Public Space

Cited by 73 publications

References 116 publications

Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness Between 1990 and 2016

Changes in Public Attitudes and Perceptions about Homelessness Between 1990 and 2016

Kajian Citra Kota Dalam Branding City Beautiful Malang

A living room in the city: the place of public space in the everyday lives of Middle Eastern women in Greater Brisbane

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