SSCI 165Lgw Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Public Space
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Ssci lecture 14 consumption in the urban landscape. Urban landscape and cityspace: lynch: img of city, legible landscape, lefebvre: 3 aspects of urban space. Informality outside gov structures; loss of control; applied to economics of poor: (cid:862)(cid:373)ode of ur(cid:271)a(cid:374)izatio(cid:374)(cid:863) gives state flexibility in planning (elite/middle-class practices) Zones of exception urban areas/developments where diff rules apply. Unmapping removal or change of info from official sets of knowledge. Authentic lawn alt in socal: low/no water, work w/irrig drip, native grasses; trees and shrubs to fit climate. Important to see alt landscapes social conformity driver may break down. Billboards consuming landscape: public space increasingly reg for priv consump, entire sensory field of citypac einspires consumption. Ban on new off-site signs and supergraphics. Exceptions: sign districts, spec plans, development agrmts. Off-site sign periodic inspection: outdoor advertisers challenged laws in court, fi(cid:374)di(cid:374)gs: (cid:272)ity prote(cid:272)ts u(cid:374)per(cid:373)itted sig(cid:374)s a(cid:374)d illegally (cid:272)ha(cid:374)ged si(cid:374)gs w/(cid:863)per(cid:373)itted(cid:863) la(cid:271)el and invocation of state law. No citations issued (diff rules for favored players)
