Watch This Space: Designing, Defending and Sharing Public Spaces

This unique and timely book introduces youth to what public space is, why it is important and how best to use it. It also underscores the need to create, preserve and protect public space. Readers will learn what makes successful public spaces work, the ins and outs of sharing and designing them, the issues surrounding teenagers in public spaces and much more. Watch This Space answers the question, Why is public space important? It's important because this space belongs to all of us.

Hadley Dyer is a regular contributor to magazines such as Toronto Life and Owl. She teaches in the publishing program at Ryerson University and lives, writes and makes use of the public spaces in Toronto. Hadley is the author of Watch This Space.

Marc Ngui caught the book-making bug at seven years old and has been writing, drawing and making zines and comics ever since. Marc has traveled around the world and his last permanent place of residence was Toronto. He is the illustrator of Watch This Space.