Conceptualising the production of alternative urban spaces

Alternative urban spaces across civic, private, and public spheres emerge in response to the great challenges that urban actors are currently confronted with. Labour markets are changing rapidly, the availability of affordable housing is under intensifying pressure, and public spaces have become battlegrounds of urban politics. This edited collection brings together contributors in order to spark an international dialogue about the production of alternative urban spaces through a threefold exploration of alternative spaces of work, dwelling, and public life. Seeking out and examining existing alternative urban spaces, the elements that provide opportunities to create radically different futures for the world’s urban spaces are investigated. The first chapter provides the conceptual framework through which the different cases have been observed and discussed.