Ray Oldenburg is an urban sociologist from Florida who writes about the importance of informal public gathering places for a functioning civil society, democracy, and civic engagement. He coined the term third place and is the author of the books "Celebrating The Third Place" and "The Great Good Place", which was a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice for 1989. Wikipedia
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Ray Oldenburg, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus at the Department of Sociology at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. www.pps.org/info/placemakingtools/placemakers/roldenburg
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The social scientist Ray Oldenburg talks about how humans need a third place, besides work and home, to meet with friends, have a beer, discuss the events ... conferences.oreillynet.com/cs/et2005/view/e_sess/5889
As many people have pointed out, to MOO is to contribute to the construction of what Ray Oldenburg calls "the third place" so essential to human life. ... english.ttu.edu/KAIROS/1.2/coverweb/Cogdill/thirdplace.html
