Aesthetics, New Urbanism and the Diana Krall Plaza: A Case Study in Nanaimo, BC

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dc.contributor.authorBakker, Julian
dc.contributor.supervisorRose-Redwood, Reuben Skye
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-28T18:02:01Z
dc.date.available2013-08-28T18:02:01Z
dc.date.copyright2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013-08-28
dc.degree.departmentDept. of Geographyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractNew Urbanism is nearly three decades old, yet it continues to be something of an enigma, inciting controversy and discussion nearly every time it is implemented. This thesis discusses New Urbanism in the context of its reaction to Modernism, and makes explicit its underlying theoretical orientations. Its continued value as a placemaking movement will be illustrated using Heidegger’s Dwelling as the basis for making judgments about the quality and success of placemaking efforts. The fieldwork demonstrating these principles was conducted in the Diana Krall Plaza, a public space in Nanaimo, BC, enacted using certain New Urbanist principles. An aesthetic-phenomenological approach to place based on the synergy of aesthetic and existential concerns was developed to structure the fieldwork, and interpret the resulting data. This approach provided meaningful insights into the subjects embodied experiences and demonstrated value as a means of public consultation and theoretical framework for discussing placemaking and New Urbanism.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0366en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0999en_US
dc.description.proquestemailjulian.bakker@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/4855
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rights.tempAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectNew Urbanismen_US
dc.subjectAestheticsen_US
dc.subjectPhenomenologyen_US
dc.subjectPlanningen_US
dc.subjectUrbanen_US
dc.subjectHeideggeren_US
dc.subjectDwellingen_US
dc.titleAesthetics, New Urbanism and the Diana Krall Plaza: A Case Study in Nanaimo, BCen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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