Re-producing public space: the changing everyday production of outdoor retail markets
| Résumé |
In 2020, nation states across Europe restricted access to, and use
of, public space to prevent the spread of COVID-19. As almost all
public spaces in Europe were consequently affected by restrictive
measures, so too did outdoor retail markets drastically change.
Some had to close down completely, whereas others operated under
the sway of severe limitations for traders and customers. By
re-engaging with the work of the late Michael Sorkin, it could be
argued that the effects of COVID-19 add another dimension to the
“end” or “death” of public space. In this paper, we shift attention
to the tactics and strategies of one category of public figures
behind the everyday production of markets, the traders, to show
that markets in Spain, the United Kingdom, Switzerland and the
Netherlands did not simply stop functioning as public spaces.
Rather, they took on different forms that extended spatially beyond
their physical boundaries. These transformations allowed for the
continuation of the social and political dimensions of public
space. |
| Mots-clés |
European markets; tactics; strategies; traders |
| Citation | Menet, J., & Dahinden, J. (2022). Re-producing public space: the changing everyday production of outdoor retail markets. Urban Geography, 43(6), 878-885. |
| Type | Article de périodique (Anglais) |
| Date de publication | 3-5-2022 |
| Nom du périodique | Urban Geography |
| Volume | 43 |
| Numéro | 6 |
| Pages | 878-885 |
| URL | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02723638.202... |
| Liée au projet | Moving MarketPlaces (MMP): Following the Everyday Product... |