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Modern Urban Societies Have Become Fragmented Environments Consisting Of Individuals. This Book Features Theoretical Accounts And Case Studies That Address Whether Making Public Spaces More Accessible Can Restore The Social Fabric Of The City, Highlighting Key Projects Across The World. 1. Introduction / Ali Madanipour -- 2. Less Public Than Before? Public Space Improvement In Newcastle City Centre / Muge Akkar Ercan -- 3. Youth Participation And Revanchist Regimes: Redeveloping Old Eldon Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne / Peter Rogers -- 4. Can Public Space Improvement Revive The City Centre? The Case Of Taichung, Taiwan / Hong-che Chen -- 5. Change In The Public Spaces Of Traditional Cities: Zaria, Nigeria / Shaibu Bala Garba -- 6. Marginal Public Spaces In European Cities / Ali Madanipour -- 7. Gating The Streets: The Changing Shape Of Public Spaces In South Africa / Karina Landman -- 8. Public Spaces Within Modern Residential Areas In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / Khalid Nasralden Mandeli -- 9. The Design And Development Of Public Open Spaces In An Iranian New Town / Bahador Zamani -- 10. Making Public Space In Low-income Neighbourhoods In Mexico / Mauricio Hernandez Bonilla -- 11. Co-production Of Public Space In Nord-pas-de-calais: Redefinition Of Social Meaning / Paola Michialino -- 12. Whose Public Space? / Ali Madanipour. Edited By Ali Madanipour. Includes Bibliographical References.