Littlefield, D. 2023. The agency of small things: indicators of ownership on the streets of Liverpool and Belfast. in: Martire, A., Hausleitner, B. and Clossick, J. (ed.) Everyday Streets: inclusive approaches to understanding and designing streets London UCL Press. pp. 17-32
| Chapter title | The agency of small things: indicators of ownership on the streets of Liverpool and Belfast |
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| Authors | Littlefield, D. |
| Editors | Martire, A., Hausleitner, B. and Clossick, J. |
| Abstract | Streets are as undesigned as much as designed. Markers and traces of occupation, ownership and belonging can shape streetscapes beyond the designed intention of architect, planner or urbanist. These signs and visual clues can have a transformative effect, and thus can be considered as having agency – they are “things” of the street just as level changes and building surfaces are things. It is important that all stakeholders concerned with the life of the street consider the agency of small, post hoc and undesigned details – their power is far in excess of their physical presence. |
| Keywords | Street |
| place | |
| agency | |
| Book title | Everyday Streets: inclusive approaches to understanding and designing streets |
| Page range | 17-32 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | UCL Press |
| Publication dates | |
| Published | 01 Nov 2023 |
| Place of publication | London |
| ISBN | 9781800084421 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800084407 |
| Web address (URL) | https://www.uclpress.co.uk/products/211168 |