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Place Attachment in the Revitalization of Post-Industrial Downtown Canton: An Analysis of Social, Political, and Architectural Theory

Puleo, Catherine
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523794003883859

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2018, MS, Kent State University, College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
This research examines to what extent place attachment influences community involvement in historic downtown revitalization, specifically in the case of Canton, Ohio. Place attachment, defined as the bond between person and place, can be incredibly insightful as to the community desires, especially when dealing with deeply rooted historic sites. Commonly believed to be composed of three major elements - person, place, and process - this breakdown will provide three separate lenses for which to analyze place attachment. The first perspective will look at the socio-cultural influences (person), examining views presented by Sharon Zukin and Jane Jacobs. The second perspective, or lens, is the architectural or built component of the downtown (place), implementing theories of Kevin Lynch and Aldo Rossi. The final perspective is the role of political-economic impacts (process), looking at theories presented by David Harvey and Richard Florida. These perspectives are used to measure the levels of influence of place attachment and its effect on the various aspects at play. The interviews and mapping exercises focus on investigating the bond of place attachment and community involvement, are viewed in three unique ways to assess their importance and influence on historic revitalization.
Bill Willoughby (Advisor)
Adil Sharag-Eldin (Committee Member)
Richard Adams (Committee Member)
Jennifer Mapes (Committee Member)
89 p.
Architectural; Architecture; Political Science; Sociology
community participation, historic downtowns, urban revitalization, place attachment, sense of place, symbolic interactionism

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  • Puleo, C. (2018). Place Attachment in the Revitalization of Post-Industrial Downtown Canton: An Analysis of Social, Political, and Architectural Theory [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523794003883859

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Puleo, Catherine. Place Attachment in the Revitalization of Post-Industrial Downtown Canton: An Analysis of Social, Political, and Architectural Theory . 2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523794003883859.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Puleo, Catherine. "Place Attachment in the Revitalization of Post-Industrial Downtown Canton: An Analysis of Social, Political, and Architectural Theory ." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523794003883859

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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