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      On hostile design: Theoretical and empirical prospects

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      Urban Studies
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          Abstract

          Instances of ‘hostile design’ appear across urban space, aimed at pushing particular behaviour – and, ultimately, particular people – out of public areas. But notions of hostile design and related concepts require theoretical clarification. Empirical study is also urgently needed on how such designs influence attitudes, behaviours and health, with implications for cities’ approaches to everything from homelessness to heatwave relief. This critical commentary reviews the main examples of hostile design, considers what, at minimum, must be addressed by theoretical accounts of this phenomenon, and identifies empirical research projects that are just waiting to be performed.

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                Journal
                Urban Studies
                Urban Studies
                SAGE Publications
                0042-0980
                1360-063X
                March 2020
                August 12 2019
                March 2020
                : 57
                : 4
                : 883-893
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
                Article
                10.1177/0042098019853778
                aa04639e-2665-443f-bab9-c255e2747551
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