Overview
Seeks to understand how public space can be operationalized by individuals from different groups by analyzing the use of four selected public spaces in Hong Kong
Closely examines how marginalized groups interact with public spaces
Employs a participatory design methodology in ethnographic field work in order to assess social issues in a complex urban environment
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book aims to examine the characteristics, roles and social values of public spaces in the globalized territory of Hong Kong. Choi focuses on the usage of public space by marginalised communities, particularly the foreign domestic helpers of Hong Kong. By examining their weekly social and political activities across a range of public spaces in the city, Choi addresses the influence of the marginalized on the wider community and built environment of this advanced capitalist society.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Hee Sun Choi is Lecturer of Urban Design and Landscape Architecture at Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong, and Founding Partner, Choi-Comer Asia Architecture and Urban Design, Hong Kong.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Marginality in Hong Kong's Global Diaspora
Authors: Hee Sun Choi
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04642-2
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-04641-5Published: 20 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-04642-2Published: 30 January 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 155
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 117 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns), Social Structure, Social Inequality