Prologue. Where Travel Slows Down
Part 1. There Is a Reason People Stay in Squares
Chapter 1. A Busy Square Is Not the Same as One You Want to Stay In
Chapter 2. Why a Larger Square Can Look Empty
Chapter 3. A Single Chair Can Make People Stay
Chapter 4. Why Don't We Stay in Squares That Look Great in Photos?
Part 2. Why Do People Move to the Edges of Squares?
Chapter 5. People Move to the Edges Rather Than the Open Center
Chapter 6. Why Do People Sit on Steps?
Chapter 7. The Same Seat Changes in the Afternoon
Chapter 8. Why We Need to Look Beyond the Square
Part 3. The Same Square Changes with Time
Chapter 9. Does Everyone Pass Through at Rush Hour and No One Stay?
Chapter 10. A Lunch Hour Changes the Face of a Square
Chapter 11. Squares Where People Stay After Sunset
Chapter 12. Is the Square Still Alive After the Festival?
Part 4. No Single Formula for the World's Squares
Chapter 13. Can Rome's Square Principles Work in Seoul?
Chapter 14. Squares Travelers Love and Residents Use
Chapter 15. Cities Seeking Sun, Cities Seeking Shade
Chapter 16. Places That Thrive Against the Formula
Part 5. Looking Again at Squares Where We Lingered
Chapter 17. What Remains When We Read Many Squares Together?
Chapter 18. When Assumptions About Good Squares Break Down
Chapter 19. What Made the Successful Exceptions Work?
Chapter 20. Why Are We Losing Places to Stay?
Epilogue. Seeing Differently on the Next Trip