Eynat Mendelson-Shwartz, Nir Mualam

Murals and the City (eBook, PDF)

A Comparative Perspective on Practices, Policies, and Regulations

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a cross-urban account on murals, street art, and public art in cities around the globe.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040252185
• Artikelnr.: 72255476

Autorenporträt

Eynat Mendelson-Shwartz, PhD, is a town planner, architect, and artist, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. For the past six years, Mendelson-Shwartz has been studying mural and street art policies, giving talks on the subject in a variety of conferences, colloquia, and seminars. She has authored a number of articles on mural and street art policy that appeared in leading academic publications such as the Journal of Urban Affairs and the International Journal of Cultural Policy. Mendelson-Shwartz is active in the Urban Creativity community, which brings together academic scholars who study street art and urban creativity. Her years in practice have equipped her with a comprehensive understanding of urban planning and governance, as well as a critical perspective informed by both academic and practical knowledge. This rich expertise and passion for the subject matter come together in the pages of this book to produce an authoritative and thorough examination of the topic.

Nir Mualam is an associate professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, where he also serves as head of the Planning Policy Lab. He is a researcher, town planner, seasoned lawyer, and lecturer, having taught urban planning in both Israel and the United States. With his legal background, Nir has served as a legal counsel to local statutory planning boards. His previous areas of study have focused on urban policies and included an emphasis on urban design. He contributes this invaluable experience, knowledge, and unique perspective (as both an academic and a practitioner) to the writing of this book.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Framing murals and public policies 1. What exactly are
murals? 2. Challenges associated with placing murals in the public realm 3.
What exactly are mural policies? 4. Key dilemmas confronting
decision-makers Part II: A look under the hood: Analyzing five mural
policies 5. Criteria for analyzing mural policies 6. Portland, Oregon,
United States 7. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States 8. Tel
Aviv-Jaffa, Israel 9. Jerusalem, Israel, Israel 10. Haifa, Israel Part III:
What can we learn from mural policies? A comparative analysis 11.
Governance structures, organizational configuration, and their impact on
mural policies 12. Governing murals: A comparative overview 13.
Post-production governance of murals in the public realm 14. A global
perspective on mural policies: Results of an international survey of 119
cities around the world 15. Concluding remarks