This international and illustrated work challenges current writings focussing on the problems of urban public space to present a more nuanced and dialectical conception of urban life.
Detailed and extensive international urban case studies show how urban open spaces are used for play, which is defined and discussed using Caillois' four-part definition - competition, chance, simulation and vertigo. Stevens explores and analyzes these case studies according to locations where play has been observed: paths, intersections, thresholds, boundaries and props.
Applicable to a wide-range of countries and city forms, The Ludic City is a fascinating and stimulating read for all who are involved or interested in the design of urban spaces.
- ISBN10 1280803169
- ISBN13 9781280803161
- Publish Date 4 April 2007 (first published 28 March 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 19 November 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Taylor & Francis Group
- Format eBook
- Language English