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Gauging and Articulating Sense of Place in Downtown Revitalization: The Case Study of Middletown, Ohio

DePriest, Leah Rachelle
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1272979143

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2010, Master of Arts, Miami University, Geography.
An ongoing challenge for planning and design professions is integrating place perceptions with future development plans to promote sensitivity to local contexts. This sensitivity is particularly important for planners initiating downtown revitalization in the face of deindustrialization and shrinking urban populations. Using the case study of downtown Middletown, a post-industrial city in southwest Ohio, this study explores methods of gauging and articulating local sense of place by gathering community stories, conducting semi-structured interviews, and engaging participants in public forums. It relies on an understanding of place as changing through space and time amidst complex social interactions, and it investigates community participation in the planning process as a way to assess relationships to the downtown and the community. The study reveals that planners and designers may need to tap into these place perceptions prior to establishing a meaningful framework for community participation.
David Prytherch, PhD (Advisor)
Robert Benson, PhD (Committee Member)
Bruce D'Arcus, PhD (Committee Member)
Marcia England, PhD (Committee Member)
51 p.
Geography; Urban Planning
sense of place; community planning; community participation; downtown revitalization

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  • DePriest, L. R. (2010). Gauging and Articulating Sense of Place in Downtown Revitalization: The Case Study of Middletown, Ohio [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1272979143

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DePriest, Leah. Gauging and Articulating Sense of Place in Downtown Revitalization: The Case Study of Middletown, Ohio. 2010. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1272979143.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DePriest, Leah. "Gauging and Articulating Sense of Place in Downtown Revitalization: The Case Study of Middletown, Ohio." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1272979143

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