Publisher's Synopsis
In Owning the Street, Amelia Thorpe examines everyday experiences of and feelings about property and belonging in contemporary cities. She grounds her account in an empirical study of PARK(ing) Day, an annual event that reclaims street space from cars. A popular and highly recognizable example of DIY Urbanism, PARK(ing) Day has attracted considerable media attention, but has not yet been the subject of close scholarly examination. Focusing on the event's trajectories in San Francisco, Sydney, and Montreal, Thorpe addresses this gap, making use of extensive interview data, field work, and careful reflection to explore these tiny, temporary, and often transformative interventions. Series Overview: The Urban and Industrial Environments series addresses the environment in the context of daily life experiences and the evolving structures of industrial activity and urban form, drawing from a wide range of disciplines such as industrial ecology, urban studies, industrial geography urban environmental history, regional planning, and occupational and environmental health services.
