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Public Space And Well-Being: An Empirical Study Of Central Park In Old Louisville., Maryam Entezam
Public Space And Well-Being: An Empirical Study Of Central Park In Old Louisville., Maryam Entezam
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Urban green spaces have been receiving attention in urban planning and the health profession in the 21st century as environmental elements that contribute to well-being. This dissertation explored the relationship between green space usage and individuals’ physical, mental, and social well-being. This empirical research focused on Central Park in Old Louisville to examine how residents use the park and whether it contributes to the well-being of residents. After exploring the existing literature, I identified four well-being indices: (1) perceived health (PHI), (2) health outcome (HOI), (3) mental well-being (MWI), and (4) social well-being (SWI). Frequent Park usage is expected …
Reactivating And Energizing Districts Through Enhancement And Adaptive Reuse, Cody Kucharski
Reactivating And Energizing Districts Through Enhancement And Adaptive Reuse, Cody Kucharski
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
My thesis tests a design approach that combats the urban wound created by the I-75 I-85 connector in the Sweet Auburn District of Atlanta, GA. I propose to energize and reactivate communities that have lost their identity by implementing safety, social cohesion, cultural integration and ultimately achieving economic growth for the area and its locals through a dynamic range of spatial properties of public spaces as an extension to an integrated Interpretive Center. In the 1980s, Bill Hillier, using the powerful social theory of space, developed the concept of Space Syntax as a set of rules and methods for modeling …