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Thirteen scholars-whose backgrounds range from community organizing, to law, telecommunication, architecture, city planning, art, policy studies, and urban communication-examine public communication venues and opportunities, all of which are impacted by municipal regulation.

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Cities are where the majority of people in the world live. As such, it is critically important to understand cities when seeking to address quality-of-life issues. While the concentration of people in cities presents many complex issues that warrant attention, the focus of this book is on urban communication and human interaction as regulated by municipal governments. Thirteen scholars-whose backgrounds range from community organizing, to law, telecommunication, architecture, city planning, art, policy studies, and urban communication-examine public communication venues and opportunities, all of which are impacted by municipal regulation.

Whether it is the selective funding of public art, the establishment of architectural standards for public buildings, the regulation of signage, public assembly, food trucks, or telecommunication access, the authors in Urban Communication Regulation: Communication Freedoms and Limits contend that urban policy and regulation shape communication in cities. Through zoning, funding, "private law," and a host of other means, the regulation of communication has significant impacts on the quality of life for those who live in cities. The essays in this volume focus on many of these impacts, and suggest both why and how municipal regulation can improve the quality of urban communication.

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List of Figures - Harvey Jassem/Susan J. Drucker: Introduction - Part One: Content and Regulation - Emily Bauman: Didactic to Collaborative: A History of Public Art Policy in New York City - Preface to Chapter 2 - Faith Rose: How Public Architecture Communicates - Gene Burd: The Roles and Regulation of Urban Graffiti as Communication, Art or Criminality - Harvey Jassem: Urban Sign Regulation - Part Two: Place and Regulation - Susan J. Drucker/Gary Gumpert: Public Space and Communication: The Zoning of Public Interaction-Revisited 2016 - David S. Allen: Limiting Participatory Culture: The New Police Power and the Legitimization of Free Speech Zones - Juliet Dee: Street Performers, the First Amendment, and New York City´s Activity Zones - Donald Fishman: Privatopias and Freedom of Expression: Speech Problems in Paradise - Kevin M. Carragee: Contested Urban Space: Zoning Regulations as a Political Resource for Community Group - Part Three: Manner and Regulation - Charles M. Davidson/Michael J. Santorelli: The Urban Broadband Revolution: What Cities Can Do To Bolster Connectivity - Emily Long Vito: Broadband Adoption and Access in New York City:A Case Study - Gary Gumpert/Susan J. Drucker: Regulating the Place of Food Trucks - Contributor Bios - Subject Index - Names Index.

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