{"title":"Understanding of the relation between ethnic diversity and public space: A bibliometric analysis","authors":"Tulay ZIVALI TURHAN, Hatice Ayataç","doi":"10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2021-32-02-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2021-32-02-01","url":null,"abstract":"In its most obvious form, the mechanism of the “pub-lic” – the individuals in a society and their engagement with each other – can be seen in the core of the cities; the public space. Over the years, many scholars from various disciplines have contributed extensive research on this notion. This article provides a constructive analysis of research approaches and methodologies applied to ethnic diversity as a social phenomenon in relation to public space. It examines 1,079 articles published between 1995 and 2020 and included in Web of Science. The bibliometric dataset was manually filtered, and query-based scientometric visualization was produced using CiteSpace software. The article explores how theory is applied, and it outlines current trends, gaps, and common methodological approaches in the literature, which may lead to new insights for further interdisciplinary research. The results show two fundamental clusters in the theoretical con-ceptualization regarding the subject: a human–place relational approach, which is based on examining urban and social policy, and a human–human relational approach, which focuses on interpersonal interactions and considers public space a facilitator for this social encounter.","PeriodicalId":54093,"journal":{"name":"Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70926362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Milena Tasheva-Petrova, E. Dimitrova, Angel Burov, Irina Mutafchiiska
{"title":"Re-claiming space for public life: messages from the northwestern periphery of Sofia","authors":"Milena Tasheva-Petrova, E. Dimitrova, Angel Burov, Irina Mutafchiiska","doi":"10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2021-32-supplement-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2021-32-supplement-6","url":null,"abstract":"A case-study based qualitative research on public space and public life in four housing estates in the north-western periphery of Sofia provides the basis for re-thinking urban legacy and the Modernist concept of public interest, once placed in the core of urban planning. The expert estimation of the current physical state and functioning of open public space in the housing estates, initially developed from the 1960s to 1980s, is compared to current inhabitants’ estimations of the potential of public space to respond to their needs and visions regarding its quality. The capacity and limitations of local inhabitants to articulate a common vision of public space in dialogue with experts and authorities are discussed. The authors claim that further urban research is needed to conceptualize present visions for public interest, public life, and public space in the transforming housing estates in Central and Eastern Europe in order to enhance the effectiveness of inclusive planning approaches for urban regeneration.","PeriodicalId":54093,"journal":{"name":"Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70926666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Izgubljeni potenciali kreativne urbane \u0000regeneracije – primer prestrukturiranja območja nekdanje Tobačne tovarne v Ljubljani","authors":"Matjaž Uršič","doi":"10.5379/urbani-izziv-2021-32-01-002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5379/urbani-izziv-2021-32-01-002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54093,"journal":{"name":"Urbani Izziv-Urban Challenge","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70907611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}