...Abeer Allahham Purpose Drawing on theories from French social theorists like Lefebvre and Foucault, particularly the concepts of power, “territory” and “boundary,” public spaces can be viewed as a manifestation of the spatial territorialization of power. Public space as a socio-spatial territory...

...Rua Alshaheen; Mohammed Alajmi; Yousef Alharoun; Abdulaziz Al-Saqobi Purpose This study investigates the commercial resurgence of public spaces in Kuwait through the growing presence of food trucks and their influence on urban life, with a focus on their role in temporary place-making (TPM...

...Karim M. Fahmy; Heba Essam Safey Eldeen; Mona A. Abdelwahab Purpose Intergroup contact is crucial for social cohesion, especially in metropolitan cities. However, in segregated cities, public spaces are challenged by the division between different social groups and the tension associated...

... qualities summarize those qualities along with the most important attributes that influence them. Toka Fahmy Aly can be contacted at: toka.fahmy@bue.edu.eg 18 02 2023 27 05 2023 02 08 2023 15 08 2023 28 08 2023 Urban design Safety Neighborhood Public space...

..., their use always leans more toward the anthropocentric view. © Emerald Publishing Limited 2021 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Urban landscape Public space Green space Systems thinking Socio-ecological system The wide benefits of green spaces are currently...

... symbolic value and openness. Originality/value The research presents new strategies for urban design and security stakeholders to balance openness and security in the design of publicly accessible buildings. While existing research addresses the challenges of terrorism in the design of public space...

...Amro Yaghi; Doina Petrescu; Krzysztof Nawratek Purpose The purpose of this paper is to ask how forms of “performative” interventions can prompt processes of re-thinking, which can, in turn, instigate the critical production of public space. Most importantly, it also asks how this methodology can...