Third Places and the Social Life of Streets

Mehta, Vikas; Bosson, Jennifer K.

doi:10.1177/0013916509344677

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“…Oldenburg's [14] notion of "third places" has been described as "a place of refuge other than the home or workplace where people can regularly visit and commune with friends, neighbours, co-workers, and even strangers" [13]. From our observations, the bookshop constitutes a "third place" which people regularly visit with families and friends: e.g.…”

Section: Bookshops As Third Placesmentioning

confidence: 75%

Social Information Behaviour in Bookshops: Implications for Digital Libraries

Cunningham

Vanderschantz

Timpany

et al. 2013

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

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This is the accepted version of the paper.This version of the publication may differ from the final published version. Abstract. We discuss here our observations of the interaction of bookshop customers with the books and with each other. Contrary to our initial expectations, customers do not necessarily engage in focused, joint information search, as observed in libraries, but rather the bookshop is treated as a social space similar to a cafe. Our results extend the known repertoire of collaborative behaviours, supporting further development of models of user tasks and goals. We compare our findings with previous work and discuss possible implications of our observations for the design of digital libraries as places of both information access and social interaction. Permanent

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Section: Bookshops As Third Placesmentioning

confidence: 75%

Social Information Behaviour in Bookshops: Implications for Digital Libraries

Cunningham

Vanderschantz

Timpany

et al. 2013

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

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“…However, it is the territorial flexibility and adaptability to different behaviors and needs that make this personalization of urban spaces possible [23]. Thus, in as much as physical layout and characteristics of space may simplify or complicate the setting, it is through territorial gestures, social interactions, and the sale of goods and services and leisure that the relationship with the physical context is clearly understood [50,51]. Either way, it is generally agreed that tracking human behavior provides one possibility for understanding the physical environment; for example, streets and public spaces and the comfort or anxiety that they afford.…”

Section: Informal Settlements Human Behavior and Mixitymentioning

confidence: 99%

An Urban “Mixity”: Spatial Dynamics of Social Interactions and Human Behaviors in the Abese informal Quarter of La Dadekotopon, Ghana

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Abstract:Informal settlements form part of the socio-spatial landscape of urban areas. Yet little is known about their spatial aspects, compared to the social aspects. With global attention on sustainable cities and inclusive urban planning, there is a need to pay attention to the spatial dynamics of human behavior and interactions as they have ramifications for the sustainable planning and design of informal spaces. Using observation and mapping, this paper emphasizes the spatial dynamics of social interactions and human behavior in the indigenous settlement of the Abese quarter of La Dadekotopon, Ghana. Spatially, the study identifies a hierarchical, irregular, and open system of roads and alleys that support residents' everyday life. An "urban mixity" pattern of human behavior exists in the quarter, which denotes the social and physical use of informal urban spaces by residents to fulfill different needs at various times of the day. This creates lively urban spaces within the quarter. The location and physical characteristics, microclimate, and residents' needs have contributed to this kind of informal urban spaces. This paper argues for planning and design improvement that integrate, rather than supplant, existing local physical characteristics, social interactions and human behaviors to maintain local identity and sustain urban life.

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“…Seen as an activity that stimulates social involvement and delight, food is a generator and provider of human interaction [16]. Its vital role in everyday life and the potential to bring people together make food, and the act of selling and consuming, an important opportunity to connect social comfort to the built environment [17].…”

Section: Food Establishments and The Role Of Public Spacementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Oldenburg defines third places all the informal public gathering places where people can active and passive socialize with friends, neighbours and strangers. These places have some common aspects -proximity, easy access, food and drinks -and are an essential counterpart to our private sphere [9,16].…”

Section: Food Establishments and The Role Of Public Spacementioning

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Counteracting Food Deserts. The Potential for Mobile Food Vending in Regenerating Contemporary Cities

Caramaschi¹

2017

Int. J. SDP

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Even if healthy food is back on the agenda of a growing number of cities, for far too many people, and especially for those living in low-income neighbourhoods, the access to healthy options is simply out of reach. Many of these communities are oversaturated with fast-food chains and other sources of inexpensive and processed food, facing the highest risks of obesity, diabetes, and other preventable health challenges. Unsustainable urban development, market failures and urban planning have mainly led to food deserts, areas without proper access to fresh, healthy and affordable food. These underserved urban spaces have recently received a great deal of attention, seen as the product of poor proximity, means of transportation and shopping options in low-income neighbourhoods.As cities seek to grow a more sustainable, equitable and liveable environment, ensuring that healthy food is accessible to all is crucial. Alternative projects, initiatives and policies have been developed, bringing mobile food options to these unsuccessful parts of cities. Street vending, as an interim use, is a mean to promote a livelier and healthier city, a potential tool that may generate positive community changes, if the agenda used to promote it specifically address existing inequalities.This paper argues for the use of mobile food vending as an innovative tool to counteract food deserts and to activate the public space of previously dramatic urban areas, improving health and urban outcomes in places that need them most. It focuses on specific north-America street food strategies: New York City, Philadelphia, Seattle and Toronto have devised similar street food strategies with the aim to increase access to healthy food for the most vulnerable people. Keywords: activation, food deserts, mobile food vending, public space, revitalization, street food. WHY HEALTHY FOOD MATTERSFood -its production, transportation, process, access, regulation, consume; its contribution to the local economy and jobs, and what it does to the health of people and the planet -is a major issue for cities and regions. Adding food to the core elements of the planning and design processes improves the liveability of our cities and will deliver a more sustainable city in the next future.The identification that food needs to be on the agenda while planning and designing cities is gathering momentum all over the world: planners are involved in processes that improve public health, sustainability, land use, transportation, environmental management, and economic development. Since planning takes into account the programs and functions of a city, planners and decision makers are affecting the community food system. Using the words of Dannenberg, health is determined by planning at least as much as it is by medical care [1], so it is crucial for planners to be wary of communities' health concerns, food systems, and food security to minimize food desert issues.

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Third Places and the Social Life of Streets

Cited by 149 publications

References 11 publications

Social Information Behaviour in Bookshops: Implications for Digital Libraries

Social Information Behaviour in Bookshops: Implications for Digital Libraries

An Urban “Mixity”: Spatial Dynamics of Social Interactions and Human Behaviors in the Abese informal Quarter of La Dadekotopon, Ghana

Counteracting Food Deserts. The Potential for Mobile Food Vending in Regenerating Contemporary Cities

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