Preface

We present the second section of the special issue on rethinking the quality of public space from a sociological perspective. The primary objective is to observe the quality of public space in light of the changes and crises we have witnessed in previous decades through the analytical construct of refiguration (Knoblauch, Löw, 2017). Analyzing through refiguration has the advantage of capturing quality by considering the interdependence of structures, systems, levels and actions in maintaini...