URBE LUDENS: Play Space in the City

Authors

  • Angelique Trachana

Keywords:

Ciudad, cultura, juego, arte, espacios públicos

Abstract

From the anthropological meaning of ‘game’ in Huizingaand Cadamer studies’, this paper analyzes
some significant paradigms of recreational demonstrations in public spaces in the city, from the
arenas and gyms in the old city to new leisure areas in the modern city. The aim of this paper is to
study the ideological and psychological foundations of the creation of recreational spaces and its
connection with different social and artistic sensibilities. Without being exhaustive, the study of
different typologies through these paradigms allows us to reveal some important clues in the
search for innovative solutions that respond to the city contemporary problems. In this sense, the
value of leisure time and proximity to nature in the Greek paideia or criticism of the entertainment
industry and entertainment heir of the baroque or the recovery of the situationist ‘drift’ might be
inspiring to discuss on a new urban paradigm with recreational grounds, which are integrated into
a new concept of city with environmental and sustainability criteria, whose leading role is performed
by the citizens themselves. Active participation and citizens’ initiative are the keys to the new
emerging paradigm in the shape of urban actions or reuse of decayed and derelicted spaces as
recreational spaces.

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Published

2012-09-18

How to Cite

Trachana, A. (2012). URBE LUDENS: Play Space in the City. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 44(173), 423–444. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CyTET/article/view/76143

Issue

Vol. XLIV, núm. 173 (2012)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2012 Angelique Trachana

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