Ronald Shiffman (Editor)
Ronald Shiffman, FAICP, is the former director of the Pratt
Center for Community Development, which he cofounded in 1964. He
was awarded the 2012 Jane Jacobs Medal for Lifetime Leadership for
his work to promote community-based activism over the last fifty
years.
Rick Bell (Editor)
Rick Bell, FAIA, is executive director of the New York
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He was
instrumental in the creation of AIA's New York New Visions design
and planning coalition, which has helped to catalyze and critique
the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan.
Lance Jay Brown (Editor)
Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, DPACSA, is the principal of Lance Jay
Brown Architecture + Urban Design in New York City, fellow of the
Institute for Urban Design, ACSA Distinguished Professor at the
Spitzer School of Architecture, CCNY, and president-elect 2014 of
the American Institute of Architects New York Chapter.
Lynne Elizabeth (Editor)
Lynne Elizabeth is founder and director of New Village
Press. She is the past president of Architects/ Designers/ Planners
for Social Responsibility (ADPSR), a public-benefit educational
organization founded in 1981 that works for peace, environmental
protection, social justice, and development of healthy communities.
""Beyond Zuccotti Park is an insightful and relevant book that
challenges us to think differently about the role of public space
for civic engagement. If you believe in the First Amendment's right
to freedom of assembly, then this is the book to read.""
*AICP, President, American Planning Association*
""A free and open public discussion is well understood to be
fundamental to a democracy. Beyond Zuccotti Park confirms how
important accessible open space is to that public discussion and
illuminates the policy issues raised by the Occupy Wall Street
movement. This diverse collection of voices raises important
questions about how to define a genuine public space.""
*author of The Battle For Gotham: New York in the Shadow of Robert
Moses and Jane Jacobs*
""The editors have assembled a chorus of voices into a
fascinating... dialogue on the occupation of public space.""
*Publishers Weekly*
""A timely perspective on public protest... The book's general
premise is unarguable: 'We need to be vigilant to assure that both
the availability of public space and the policies that govern its
use in no way impede the right to assemble.'""
*New York Times Metro*
""The essays are as eclectic as the writers' viewpoints, making
them rich and provocative. The common thread, which is so clearly
stated in the book's acknowledgements, is their 'commitment to the
important role that public space, universal access, equity, and
design can play to enhance democracy and promote freedom of
expression.' The concepts of public commons and the agora became
part of the conversation not only within the context of cultural
citizenship but also in the vital role design plays in forming the
public sector.""
*e-Oculus*
""By launching a riveting discourse about the role and impact of
public spaces, Beyond Zuccotti Park not only encourages us to
reflect upon the rights we have as citizens of a democracy, but to
also get on our feet and seize the opportunity to fully the embrace
these rights in order to create positive change in our
communities.""
*This Big City*
""Beyond Zucotti Park is a fine collection of thoughts and articles
on the [Occupy] movement and the change it has made in ways that
have not been expected in social planning and other elements of
society, highly recommended.""
*Midwest Book Review*
""The book's essays survey the importance of public space as a
forum for citizen expression granted by the US Constitution and how
it has been compromised by the powers-that-be. At issue is no less
than essence of democracy, so state Lance Jay Brown and Ron
Shiffman, activist academics among the distinguished editors, in a
forceful introduction.""
*Planetizen*
""As the title indicates, the collection of essays is not about OWS
[Occupy Wall Street]; it's about the impact of OWS and the thinking
about assembly and public space that it has sparked.... [The
contributors'] takes on public space and assembly could be read as
recipes for making urban open spaces amenable for exercising
democratic rights.""
*A Daily Dose of Architecture*
""Pick it [Beyond Zuccotti Park] up and you, too, will find
yourself swept away in the moment. You might also, as I did, begin
to raise questions about the form of this protest and its
relationship to meaningful social and political change.""
*eJournal of Public Affairs*
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