Residual Space and Other Urban Theory

©Jay Shuffield

by Jay Shuffield

(page currently under revision...)

Building a Theory of Residual Space
This is a first tentative step toward a theory of residual space. It will be periodically updated as I further develop the theory. Please check back for updates and submit any comments and criticism you might have.

"Visual Order in Times Square
The Social Regulation of Urban Space"

©Jay Shuffield
This working paper begins to explore issues of public space within New York City's subway. A whole range of topics are discussed, including the creation of mental maps, symbolic language, spatial enclosure, security, and how the use of space is defined.

"The Subway as Intermediary Public Space"

Urban Form

"Contractual Agreements and Neighbourhood Evolution" Chris Webster
"The Built Environment and Spatial Form" Denise L. Lawrence and Setha M. Low (JSTOR - see your institution for access)
"The Greening of the Squares of London: Transformation of Urban Landscapes and Ideals Henry W. Lawrence (JSTOR - see your institution for access)
"The Social Context of Built Form: The Case of Informal Housing Production in Mexico City" Alex Walker

Place, Identity, and Community

"Dialogue and Urbanism" Hune E. Margulies
"The Neighborhood: A Study of Local Life in the City of Columbus, Ohio" R. D. McKenzie (1921, JSTOR - see your institution for access)
"The Politics of Space: Critical of Spatial Identities and Critical Spatial Identities" Ulrich Best and Anke Struver
"Principles of Urban Structure" Nikos A. Salingaros
"From Little Boxes to Loosely-Bounded Networks: The Privatization and Domestication of Community" Barry Wellman

"Mobility and Proximity" John Urry

Links to Other Urban Theory
"Beyond City and Civilization Parvez Manzoor
"Writing Urban Spaces: Street Graphics and the Law as Postmodern Design and Ordinance Amy Mandelker
"The Obscured Metropolis" Iain Chambers
"Site Unseen: Seeing, Mapping, Communicating David Cox
"The City as Growth Machine" Harvey Molotch (JSTOR - see your institution for access)
Urban Anthropology" Layla Al-Zubaidi
"The City as an Entertainment Machine" Richard Lloyd and Terry Nichols Clark
"The Cumulative Texture of Local Urban Culture" Gerald Suttles (JSTOR - see your institution for access)
"Between Space and Time: Reflections on the Geographical Imagination" David Harvey (JSTOR - see your institution for access)
"Desire Lines: Urbanity and Corporeal Ethics" Heath Priston
Limiting Urban Futures

contact me at jws150@columbia.edu