“New City Life” by Jan Gehl, Lars Gemzøe, Sia Kirknæs and Britt S. Søndergaard was published in 2006. Over the past 50 years, the use of public space has changed dramatically.  In years past, city life was characterised by work related pursuits, whereas today city life is increasingly dominated by recreation and culture related activities.  New City Life is a handbook describing how to improve the quality of life in the city by responding to the challenges facing cities in the 21st century.