| Titre | Voir l'espace dans l'espace public / Distinguishing the 'space'within public spaces | |
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| Auteur | Jean-Noël Blanc | |
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Revue | Géocarrefour |
| Numéro | volume 76, no 1, 2001 L'espace public | |
| Page | 59-67 | |
| Résumé anglais |
The human and social sciences discuss the issue of public space at great length. But is such space really seen as a concrete and material object ? In the name of developing democratic exchanges, many philosophers, in debating opinions, eliminate physical space in favour of abstract space. Sociologists adopt a similar form of abstraction. Others are caught up in métaphores. Some economists imitate them. Urban actors with a functionalist perspec- tive transform concrete space into merely a neutral support for other uses. As for geographers, even if they are attached to the notion of space, it is generally studied at a broad scale using maps rather than detailed plans. However, architects know that the technique of the urban plan is efficient for analysing physical space. Might it not be appropriate, therefore, for the human sciences, to adopt this intelligent architect's tool to represent space ? Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/geoca_1627-4873_2001_num_76_1_2507 |
