Governance and Public Space in the Australian City - Negotiating Public Order in Brisbane, 1875-1914

Governance and Public Space in the Australian City is a rich and evocative examination of the production and use of public spaces in Australian cities in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. It will be illuminating reading for scholars and students of urban history and Australian history.

List of contents

Introduction. Part One - The Streets 1. "City improvements are not made for men who walk backwards": Safety and Comfort in the Streetscape 2. "Not every person who waits is loitering": Municipal Bylaws and Civil Liberties in the Streetscape Part two - The Slum 3. The 'Hard' City Slum - Materiality and Moralism in Frog's Hollow 4. The 'Soft' City Slum: Frog's Hollow as a Site of Social Otherness Part three - The Natural Environment 5. Breathing Spaces in a Wilderness of Bricks and Mortar 6. Regulating Nature - The Paradox of the Park. Conclusion

About the author

Anna Temby is a Research Associate at the University of Queensland, researching the construction and contestation of space in late-colonial Australian cities. Her research interests include the social appropriation and shaping of space, urban municipalism, discursive urban representation, and the aspirational/imaginative processes of urban formation and city-building.

Summary

Governance and Public Space in the Australian City is a rich and evocative examination of the production and use of public spaces in Australian cities in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. It will be illuminating reading for scholars and students of urban history and Australian history.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Temby, Anna (University of Queensland Temby
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032484952
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248495-2
• No. of pages: 186
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Queensland, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Brisbane, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, c 1800 to c 1900, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Australasian & Pacific history, Human Geography, Settlement, urban and rural geography, Australasian and Pacific history, Industrialisation & Industrial History, Industrialisation and industrial history