People Place and Space Reader

<p><em>The People Place and Space Reader</em> brings together the writings of scholars designers and activists from a variety of fields to make sense of the makings and meanings of the world we inhabit. They help us to understand the relationships between people and the environment at all scales and to consider the active roles individuals groups and social structures play in creating the environments in which people live work and play. These readings highlight the ways in which space and place are produced through large- and small-scale social political and economic practices and offer new ways to think about how people engage the environment in multiple and diverse ways. </p><p>Providing an essential resource for students of urban studies geography sociology and many other areas this book brings together important but till now widely dispersed writings across many inter-related disciplines. Introductions from the editors precede each section; introducing the texts demonstrating their significance and outlining the key issues surrounding the topic. A companion website PeoplePlaceSpace.org extends the work even further by providing an on-going series of additional reading lists that cover issues ranging from food security to foreclosure psychiatric spaces to the environments of predator animals.</p>