Building Community: A Town Hall and Firewise Resource Center in Quilcene, Washington

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dc.contributor.advisorBechhoefer, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorWing, Shannonen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-06-14T06:12:20Z
dc.date.available2006-06-14T06:12:20Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-19en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis looks at redefining Quilcene, a small town on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. Once a center for logging, Quilcene has now become just another small, forgotten town along a highway. It needs help to bring back life and prosperity. I will focus on exploring the transformation by capitalizing on Quilcene's idyllic location. In Western Washington many towns have sprouted in locations susceptible to fire and now suffer from a high risk of flammability. This thesis intends to explore the unique relationship between forests and the communities located on their fringe. I will examine the ways communities build in these locations and how to better prepare them for the possibility of fire. I propose to design a Town Hall and Firewise Resource Center, a forum where the entire community and surrounding communities can come and learn about fire risks of the area as well as hold town meetings.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3636
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledFirewiseen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTown Hallen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledWashingtonen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledTown Planen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunityen_US
dc.titleBuilding Community: A Town Hall and Firewise Resource Center in Quilcene, Washingtonen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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