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Cuadernos de antropología social

versão On-line ISSN 1850-275X

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LOW, Setha M.. Closing and disclosing public space in the Latin American city. Cuad. antropol. soc. [online]. 2009, n.30, pp.17-38. ISSN 1850-275X.

This analysis provides a glimpse of the contradictions between the artistic and often idealized representational purposes of the urban plaza, and its political and economic base. Bringing these contradictions to light helps to demystify and highlight the ways in which public urban design is deeply ideological (rather than neutral) both in artistic style and political purpose. Further, by identifying the political and economic objectives of designed public space, its planning, design, construction, or refurbishing takes on new meaning. A public space that is valued ostensibly as a place for people to sit, read, and gather, becomes a strategy for revitalizing a declining city center, a tourist center, and a means of attracting new investments and foreign capital.

Palavras-chave : Plaza; Urban design; Public space; Costa Rica; Representational practices.

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