A tripartite conceptualisation of Urban public space as a site for play: Evidence from South Bank, London

Urban Geography

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1144-1170

  Jones, Alasdair ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethnography; London (UK); public space play; social practices

Indexed keywords

CULTURE; PLAY; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84888387859     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723638.2013.784081     Document Type: Article

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