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Shopping malls with quasi-public spaces in Pretoria: Neo-traditional consumption space or controlled village commons?
Recent debates have highlighted trends towards the privatisation of public spaceand the incorporation of increased security measures to safeguard users. Literaturehas also emphasised the move away from the traditional high street to suburbanshopping malls as part of an increased focus on the development of protectedconsumption space. As public space continuously evolves, it is interesting to findthe emergence of a new type of controlled outdoor space that seems to reflectcharacteristics of older traditional public spaces acting as a local gathering spacein suburbia, yet being very controlled within the boundaries of shopping malls andreflecting strong patterns of consumption. The article investigates this trend withinthe capital city of South Africa, Pretoria, focusing on three quasi-public spaces. Thefindings indicate that urban design continues to play a critical role in the incorporationof characteristics that are traditionally associated with successful public spaces, butwith a strong emphasis on consumption in a controlled and secure environment.At the same time, however, these spaces have also become a new type of villagecommons in an increasingly polarised society and, hence, cannot simply be negatedas purely exclusive spaces.
Shopping malls with quasi-public spaces in Pretoria: Neo-traditional consumption space or controlled village commons?
Recent debates have highlighted trends towards the privatisation of public spaceand the incorporation of increased security measures to safeguard users. Literaturehas also emphasised the move away from the traditional high street to suburbanshopping malls as part of an increased focus on the development of protectedconsumption space. As public space continuously evolves, it is interesting to findthe emergence of a new type of controlled outdoor space that seems to reflectcharacteristics of older traditional public spaces acting as a local gathering spacein suburbia, yet being very controlled within the boundaries of shopping malls andreflecting strong patterns of consumption. The article investigates this trend withinthe capital city of South Africa, Pretoria, focusing on three quasi-public spaces. Thefindings indicate that urban design continues to play a critical role in the incorporationof characteristics that are traditionally associated with successful public spaces, butwith a strong emphasis on consumption in a controlled and secure environment.At the same time, however, these spaces have also become a new type of villagecommons in an increasingly polarised society and, hence, cannot simply be negatedas purely exclusive spaces.
Shopping malls with quasi-public spaces in Pretoria: Neo-traditional consumption space or controlled village commons?
Landman, Karina (Autor:in)
31.12.2016
Town and Regional Planning; Vol. 69 (2016); 26-38 ; 2415-0495 ; 1012-280X
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
DDC:
720
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