Lisa Benton-Short is Chair and associate professor in the Department of Geography at George Washington University and Senior Fellow with the Sustainability Collaborative.

‘This is a valuable document in the development of a movement towards rationalization and reform of Mall governance.’- Don Alexander Hawkins (Washington History Spring 2017) ‘An excellent book on the National Mall’s history of failures and mismanagement… Benton-Short’s book is firmly rooted in social science scholarship, but it should be read by everyone interested in the past, present, and future of public spaces.’- Mark A Barron (H-FedHist July 2017)

• List of TablesList of FiguresList of PlatesAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: From Grand Avenue to Public Space: A Brief History of the MallPart I: Management Challenges Chapter 2: Neglecting the Mall Chapter 3: Managing the MallPart II Use and Development Pressures Chapter 4: Making Space for the DreamChapter 5: Brawl on the MallChapter 6: Securing the MallPart III Planning and Public Participation Chapter 7: Whose Mall is It? Chapter 8: The Right to the Mall Chapter 9: Envisioning a 21st Century MallConclusionNotes and References

Lisa Benton-Short is Chair and associate professor in the Department of Geography at George Washington University and Senior Fellow with the Sustainability Collaborative.

‘This is a valuable document in the development of a movement towards rationalization and reform of Mall governance.’- Don Alexander Hawkins (Washington History Spring 2017) ‘An excellent book on the National Mall’s history of failures and mismanagement… Benton-Short’s book is firmly rooted in social science scholarship, but it should be read by everyone interested in the past, present, and future of public spaces.’- Mark A Barron (H-FedHist July 2017)

• List of TablesList of FiguresList of PlatesAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: From Grand Avenue to Public Space: A Brief History of the MallPart I: Management Challenges Chapter 2: Neglecting the Mall Chapter 3: Managing the MallPart II Use and Development Pressures Chapter 4: Making Space for the DreamChapter 5: Brawl on the MallChapter 6: Securing the MallPart III Planning and Public Participation Chapter 7: Whose Mall is It? Chapter 8: The Right to the Mall Chapter 9: Envisioning a 21st Century MallConclusionNotes and References