A Lefebvrian analysis of the production of glorious, gruesome public space in Manchester

The role of institutions in the production of space for tourism: National Forest Parks in China

“…The representation of space was analyzed using policy documents (Buser, 2012;Frisvoll, 2012;Hansen, 2013;Leary, 2013;Lefebvre, 1991;Nguyen and Locke, 2014). Indeed, with the gradual adjustment to national development strategies this research found that forestry development strategies for NFPs transformed and continually created "idealized conceptions of spatial order" (Harms, 2011: 238).…”

“…Previous research has found that forest transition is confirmed by a major driving force, for instance government-led reforestation policy (Dargavel, 1998;Bae et al, 2012), the inflow of capital (Gotham, 2002;Leary, 2013;Yrigoy, 2014), and local socioeconomic change (Klooster, 2003;Roth, 2008). In China the official spatiality of NFPs is shaped by the interaction between the state, capital and society.…”

“…Furthermore, Lefebvre (1991: 84) denoted that national parks, similar to NFPs, are "products of an activity that involves the economic and technical realms but which extends well beyond them, for these are also political products, and strategic spaces". Recent research often applies Lefebvre's (1991) spatial triad as a theoretical framework for empirical research on the production of space (Buser, 2012;Frisvoll, 2012;Hossain, 2012;Leary, 2013;Mels, 2002;Roth, 2008). Despite the various interpretations, the spatial triad has been criticized for its intuitive simplicity, conceptualization and totality (Gottdiener, 1993;Leary, 2013;Schmid, 2008;Ye et al, 2014).…”

“…Recent research often applies Lefebvre's (1991) spatial triad as a theoretical framework for empirical research on the production of space (Buser, 2012;Frisvoll, 2012;Hossain, 2012;Leary, 2013;Mels, 2002;Roth, 2008). Despite the various interpretations, the spatial triad has been criticized for its intuitive simplicity, conceptualization and totality (Gottdiener, 1993;Leary, 2013;Schmid, 2008;Ye et al, 2014). In addition, Lefebvre (1991) does not account for complex interactions that occur in the rapidly shifting dynamic nexus of the spatial triad, resulting in difficulties interpreting and adapting the concept (Merrifield and Lefebvre, 2000).…”

Henri Lefebvre, Planning’s Friend or Implacable Critic?

“…In recent research (Leary, 2013;Leary-Owhin, 2018) I argue that it is rather unfortunate that planning practitioners and theorists have, with a few notable exceptions, tended to ignore the potential contributions that Henri Lefebvre's ideas can make to planning theory and practice. Indeed, the leading planning theory book does not mention Lefebvre until its fourth edition (Campbell & Fainstein, 2015) and then only in passing.…”