Title Public spaces of Kaunas from the inter-war period to contemporary: content analysis /
Authors Zaleckis, Kęstutis ; Vitkuvienė, Jurga ; Gražulevičiūtė-Vileniškė, Indrė ; Tranavičiūtė, Brigita ; Dogan, Huriye Armagan ; Sinkienė, Jolita ; Grunskis, Tomas
DOI 10.2478/aup-2018-0005
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Is Part of Architecture and urban planning = Arhitektūra un pilsetplānošana.. Warsaw : Riga : De Gruyter; RTU Press. 2018, vol. 14, p. 35-45.. ISSN 1691-4333. eISSN 2255-8764
Keywords [eng] content analysis ; Kaunas ; modernization ; public spaces
Abstract [eng] This research demonstrates the potential of content analysis method in urban research in the context of the study of modernization of Lithuanian cities during the Soviet period and its influence on contemporary urbanism. The content analysis of visual material (photographs, postcards and other images) is integrated as one of the methods of the study, allowing to identify the social phenomena in public spaces and their changes throughout the period from the inter-war era to contemporary. The descriptive analysis presented in this article demonstrates changes in people and activities, in scale and shape of public spaces, mobility and safety.
Published Warsaw : Riga : De Gruyter; RTU Press
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2018
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