Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience Kayden Hardback

Privately Owned Public SpaceThe New York City Experience\nAuthor(s): Jerold S. Kayden, The New York City Department of City Planning, The Municipal Art Society of New York\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780471362579, 978-0471362579\nSynopsis\nHailed by the Wall Street Journal as a \""juicy little time bomb of a book\"", Privately Owned Public Space: The New York City Experience examines for the first time, New York City's 39-year mixed experience with the production of more than 500 plazas, parks, and atriums located on private property yet by law accessible to and usable by the public. Until now, comprehensive, systematic knowledge about this vast collection of public spaces has not existed, either for experts or members of the public. To remedy this gap, Harvard University professor Jerold S. Kayden, The New York City Department of City Planning, and The Municipal Art Society of New York have jo.