{"product_id":"public-spaces-ny-michael-meredith-9783038604341","title":"Public Spaces, NY","description":"\u003cb\u003eA study of the fraught, often inequitable public spaces of New York City.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There are no perfect public spaces. Public space is constantly changing, shifting, never quite fixed. It is formed by laws, by regulations, by private ownership, and by city management. Public spaces are influenced both by the people who oversee them and by those who use them. And because of these facts, public spaces are never neutral. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In\u003ci\u003e Public Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNY\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Meredith and Hilary Sample document and analyze Manhattan's parks, streets, community gardens, privately owned public spaces, recreation areas, waterfronts, and cemeteries. Their book seeks to understand their design, construction and management, and provides detailed drawings of both the spaces themselves and speculative illustrations about how the public uses the spaces. By examining how public spaces facilitate or hinder inclusion, and by detailing the conflicts and negotiations they provoke, this book creates a discourse to reimagine the future of public life in the United States' densest city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A sequel to \u003ci\u003eVacant Spaces, NY, Public Spaces, NY \u003c\/i\u003einvites an imagination of a more inclusive, equitable vision for the shared urban spaces we all navigate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Meredith, Hillary Sample\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3038604348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783038604341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Park Publishing (WI)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Meredith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927949332735,"sku":"9783038604341","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09e8305f-ce7f-4d12-810f-313d6cc99705.jpg?v=1749373470","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/public-spaces-ny-michael-meredith-9783038604341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}