COMMON SPACE AND PUBLIC SPACE IN CONTEMPORARY URBANISATION

Marco Kusumawijaya

Chapter 9 in Public Space in Urban Asia, 2014, pp 138-153 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Seemingly, rising aspiration for common space and community life in many cities faces two counter currents: The receding and underperforming states in producing and reproducing public spaces, and the acceding private corporations to being the major producer of private spaces-public places. By the latter I mean spaces that are privately owned and developed, but open for use by public, either for free or for a fee, for examples: malls, food-courts and theme parks. In some Asian countries the state is peculiarly becoming either more of a control-freak or incompetent in securing secular public life, or both, plus corrupt; while the capital boasts to serve more and better. How can individuals and communities negotiate changes?

Keywords: Public Space; Cities; Human Development; Spatial Justice; Sociology; Illegal Architecture; Heritage; Singapore; Kuala Lumpur; Taiwan; Hong Kong; Jakarta; Chongqing; China; POPs; Happiness; Emerging Economies; Asia; Southeast Asia; Urbanism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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