REINFORCING COMMUNITY: THE MEANING OF PLACE ATTACHMENT AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE REDESIGN OF LANGLEY PARK

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dc.contributor.advisorSullivan, Jacken_US
dc.contributor.authorXING, WEIen_US
dc.contributor.departmentPlant Science and Landscape Architecture (PSLA)en_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-07-06T06:05:30Z
dc.date.available2011-07-06T06:05:30Z
dc.date.issued2011en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is a design study of a residential community in Langley Park, Maryland with a diverse international population, a mix of mid-twentieth century housing stock, and a car-oriented commercial center. Langley Park will experience dramatic changes over the next ten years as the proposed transit center and light rail line is realized. The study proposes a new way for landscape architects to approach community design. It suggests that by consulting the scholarship of place attachment, designers can develop design strategies and apply them in design practice. Five strategies are proposed. Following a site analysis which identified assets and problems, the author established design objectives that would enhance the community's character and repair damage caused by a lack of connectivity. This thesis suggests designers can incorporate the concepts found in the literature of place attachment and thereby develop strategies to successfully achieve the design objectives.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/11598
dc.subject.pqcontrolledLandscape Architectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledUrban Planningen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunity Designen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCommunity Identityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCuriosityen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledExperienceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledLocal Connectionen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPlace Attachmenten_US
dc.titleREINFORCING COMMUNITY: THE MEANING OF PLACE ATTACHMENT AND ITS APPLICATION IN THE REDESIGN OF LANGLEY PARKen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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