Work

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

1980
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Empirical study identifying design elements that make urban public spaces successful and well-used.

Collectivity

Details

Type
Text

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
Observation
Subject
Human centred
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Propositional
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Referenced by

Sources

  1. William H. Whyte. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. The Conservation Foundation, 1980.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/the-social-life-of-small-urban-spaces/. Accessed July 17, 2026.