Designing a Sense of Community: The Use of Neo-Traditional Design Elements in Public Housing
| dc.contributor.author | Winter, Laura L. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeechair | Koebel, C. Theodore | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Zahm, Diane L. | en |
| dc.contributor.committeemember | Richardson, Jesse J. | en |
| dc.contributor.department | Urban Affairs and Planning | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-03-14T20:57:35Z | en |
| dc.date.adate | 1999-05-08 | en |
| dc.date.available | 2014-03-14T20:57:35Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 1999-04-08 | en |
| dc.date.rdate | 2000-05-08 | en |
| dc.date.sdate | 1999-04-21 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper will address the question of whether neo-traditional design elements can promote a sense of community in low income or public housing neighborhoods. To answer this question, I will first provide a brief history of public housing and its design, describing the main architectural styles used over the years and their relation to sense of community (or lack thereof). I will then examine the current meanings associated with community and the possible implications for using design elements to aid in fostering a sense of community for public housing residents. I will next explore the basic tenants underlying the theory of neo-traditional design elements and how these design elements can assist in the community building process. I will then apply these neo-traditional design elements to a prototype neighborhood for public and low-income housing residents in order to understand how these design elements could be implemented in order to encourage the creation of a sense of community. Finally, I will examine Diggs Town, a public housing project in Norfolk, Virginia that recently underwent renovations using neo-traditional design elements. I then draw some conclusions concerning the strengths and weaknesses of this public housing renovation effort and the possible successes associated with the use of neo-traditional design elements in low income and public housing. | en |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Urban and Regional Planning | en |
| dc.identifier.other | etd-042199-180313 | en |
| dc.identifier.sourceurl | http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-042199-180313/ | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/37079 | en |
| dc.publisher | Virginia Tech | en |
| dc.relation.haspart | ddd.pdf | en |
| dc.rights | In Copyright | en |
| dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | en |
| dc.subject | public housing | en |
| dc.subject | community | en |
| dc.subject | design | en |
| dc.subject | neo-traditional | en |
| dc.title | Designing a Sense of Community: The Use of Neo-Traditional Design Elements in Public Housing | en |
| dc.type | Major paper | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Urban Affairs and Planning | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | en |
| thesis.degree.level | masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Urban and Regional Planning | en |
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