Rethinking Third Places

Edited by Joanne Dolley, Cities Research Institute and Caryl Bosman, Griffith School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia

'This is a brilliant book for insight into the meaning and relevance of the informal public gathering places in modern societies. If you want to understand the spatiality of third places, and how and why we interact in informal public places, this edited book with 11 bright chapters is worthwhile for sure.'--Jens Troelsen, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark'The exponential growth of third places is symptomatic of a crisis of public space in our urban societies. What Rethinking Third Places reveals is that they are also places open to hope with the possible realization of the commons and the right to the city.'--Raphaël Besson, Villes Innovation, France and PACTE, Spain

• Contents:Foreword by Ray Oldenburg1. Rethinking Third Places and Community BuildingCaryl Bosman and Joanne Dolley2. Feminist perspectives on third placesSimone Fullagar, Wendy O’Brien and Kathy Lloyd3. Planning for healthy ageing: How the use of third places contributes to the social health of older populationsSara Alidoust and Caryl Bosman4. Child-friendly third placesGeoff Woolcock5. Planning for third places through evidence-based urban developmentElizelle Juaneé Cilliers6. Eyes on the Street: The role of ‘Third Places’ in improving perceived neighbourhood safety Gordon Holden7. Understanding popular music heritage practice through the lens of ‘Third Place’Lauren Istvandity, Sarah Baker, Jez Collins, Simone Driessen, and Catherine Strong8. Third places and social capital – Case study community gardensJoanne Dolley9. Third Places in the Ether Around Us: Layers on the Real WorldDmitri Williams and Do Own Kim10. Third place in transit: public transport as a third place of mobilityDaniel O’Hare11. Third places and their contribution to the street lifeLeila Mahmoudi Farahani and David Beynon Index