dc.contributor.author | Nelson, Nicholas Glade | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2008-09-17T23:35:04Z | |
dc.date.available | 2008-09-17T23:35:04Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-09-17T23:35:04Z | |
dc.date.submitted | July 2008 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | DISS-2190 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10106/1078 | |
dc.description.abstract | Cities are a collection of designed environments. In turn, these environments
consist of parts that vary in scale from districts to light fixtures. The design of outdoor
urban environments is a dynamic and collaborative process of arranging these parts to
create places with purpose. Evidence of this can be found in the numerous professions
that participate in the design of urban environments (Eckbo, 1964). Such is the case in
the city of Fort Worth, Texas. With many participants, often unilaterally, contributing to the design of built urban environments, not all of the ensuing results are intentional. The
objective of this research is to better understand designed urban environments and their
unintended functions by studying physical elements of that environment in relation to the
unintended result of skateboarding.
Skateboarders utilize various physical elements of urban design located in their
environments that were designed for purposes other than skateboarding. This study
identifies and documents the basic physical elements and corresponding contextual
environments in the Central Business District of downtown Fort Worth. It then identifies
which of these elements and environments show evidence of skateboarding in the study
area. The study area was selected for the diverse contextual land-uses consisting of
municipal, commercial, educational, residential and industrial type uses in public, semiprivate
and private space. There is also a tremendous diversity of users and residents in
this area ranging from public housing tenants to private condominiums and town homes
and from hot dog cart vendors to corporate executives.
Primary research methods are drawn from evaluative studies in landscape
architecture. Techniques modeled after post-occupancy evaluations of Marcus and
Francis (1998), as well as case study methods as put forth by Francis (2001), provide
objective perspectives that are used to document and analyze the physical elements and
contextual land-uses within the study area in downtown Fort Worth. Passive observation
and behavioral trace documentation techniques are also utilized to acquire data. This data
was then translated into Geographic Information Systems for analysis. This study
concludes with identifying the physical elements of urban design and contextual land uses that encourage skateboarding, along with strategies for design professionals to
increase the vitality and spirit of place present in urban environments. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Ozdil, Taner R. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | EN | en_US |
dc.publisher | Landscape Architecture | en_US |
dc.title | The Relationship Between Designed Urban Environments And Skateboarding In Downtown Fort Worth | en_US |
dc.type | M.L.A. | en_US |
dc.contributor.committeeChair | Ozdil, Taner R. | en_US |
dc.degree.department | Landscape Architecture | en_US |
dc.degree.discipline | Landscape Architecture | en_US |
dc.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Arlington | en_US |
dc.degree.level | masters | en_US |
dc.degree.name | M.L.A. | en_US |
dc.identifier.externalLink | https://www.uta.edu/ra/real/editprofile.php?onlyview=1&pid=3021 | |
dc.identifier.externalLinkDescription | Link to Research Profiles | |