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Embodying the City: Identity and Use in Urban Public Space

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dc.contributor.authorDougherty, Danaen
dc.contributor.committeechairJacobson, Wendy R.en
dc.contributor.committeememberClements, Terry L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberYglesias, Caren L.en
dc.contributor.departmentLandscape Architectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:08Zen
dc.date.adate2006-06-15en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:08Zen
dc.date.issued2006-03-22en
dc.date.rdate2006-06-15en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-05en
dc.description.abstractCertain urban public spaces seem to embody the cities in which they are found, helping to make those cities the vibrant places they are. This project explores how urban public spaces can be created to reflect the vitality of the city by embracing the culture and the people who reside in it. Through literature review and case studies, a framework is developed focusing on the areas of identity and use in the design of public spaces. Identity is looked at in terms of place attachment, spatial identity, and how surrounding uses affect the identity of a space. Use is explored in terms of designing a public space to encourage a diversity of uses at different times. Identity and use are inevitably linked: much of a space's identity depends on the uses that take place there and whether or not the space meets the needs of its users. In the same way, a space will not be used unless potential users can identify with it and feel a connection to it. A design project is carried out in an urban neighborhood based on this framework to create a space that is connected to its users and its city.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Landscape Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05052006-135933en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05052006-135933/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32225en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartbookfinal2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdiversity of useen
dc.subjectplace attachmenten
dc.subjectcultural identityen
dc.subjecturban public spaceen
dc.titleEmbodying the City: Identity and Use in Urban Public Spaceen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineLandscape Architectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Landscape Architectureen

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