...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...

.... To highlight the importance of safety in public spaces, urban design experts have been contributing to several theories about the relationship between the built environment and a human's perception of safety. Moreover, previous studies have investigated the gap in exploring city diversity at the neighborhood...

... of research discussing public spaces include Project for Public Spaces (PPS) (2009) , Francis (1988) and Carr et al. (2007) , who determined different qualities for successful public spaces. Carr et al. (2007) made some referrals to the effects these qualities have on one another...

... 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...