@conference{fdfcf76b421a44a2b01ff229dc3ed57e,
title = "Negotiated Public: An Investigation on the Streetscape of Beijing{\textquoteright}s Old City",
abstract = "In Beijing{\textquoteright}s old city, the emergence of conflictual practices in the street life have challenged the conventional concepts of {\textquoteleft}public{\textquoteright} and {\textquoteleft}private{\textquoteright}, as well as the design principles based on this normative expression. This paper proposes a novel way of reading and understanding the street spaces by exploring a traditional type of street in Beijing— namely the hutong — through its controversial and conflicting spatial practices and ambiguous social expressions. Substantiated by the practice of lived experience, it argues that instead of a given urban condition or an idealised category of urban design, public space is best understood as a dynamic realm negotiated and renegotiated by simultaneous solid and soft interventions from multiple social groups. This argument hopes to open discussions towards a more localised and inclusive understanding of public space in the Chinese city.",
keywords = "appropriation, negotiation, public space, the streetscape",
author = "Wenwen Sun",
year = "2019",
language = "English",
pages = "778--778",
note = "AESOP Congress 2019 : Planning for Transition ; Conference date: 09-07-2019 Through 13-07-2019",
url = "https://aesop2019.eu",
}