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Making Connections: An Inclusive Approach to Urban Revitalization

Langenberg, Kristin
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893242

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2011, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.
Revitalization is defined as the act of “giving new vitality or vigor,” a definition of excitement and optimism. When applied to urban development; however, this word takes on several new meanings, few of which are as encouraging. Urban revitalization, regardless of its title, is instantaneously associated with such policies as: urban renewal, eminent domain and gentrification; all of which carry negative connotations in conventional conversation. This thesis will reflect on the procedures and consequences of urban renewal, and combat the resultant displacement by taking a new perspective; one that focuses on the retention of existing people and activities in impoverished neighborhoods, rather than a strict devotion to replacement. As Jane Jacobs hypothesized in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities: “unslumming hinges, paradoxically, on the retention of a very considerable part of a slum population within a slum.” In order to solve a problem, you must work with it, not around it. Therefore, this thesis will promote redevelopment of inner city neighborhoods with the inclusion of residents in the process. This work will be looking specifically at the revitalization of Cincinnati’s Pendleton District in the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. It will analyze Over-the-Rhine’s current condition and propose a redevelopment project that can serve as a facilitator of future change within the community. The project will be based on community inclusion and function as a cornerstone for the neighborhood – a place that is tied to the community’s history and is also utilized as a center of interaction. It will be through this interaction that residents will be able to better understand the needs and desires of their neighbors; and thus, be able to discuss the future of their community together.
George Bible, MCiv.Eng (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, MARCH (Committee Chair)
90 p.
Architecture
Over The Rhine; Community; Old Woodward; Adaptive Reuse; Connections

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  • Langenberg, K. (2011). Making Connections: An Inclusive Approach to Urban Revitalization [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893242

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Langenberg, Kristin. Making Connections: An Inclusive Approach to Urban Revitalization. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893242.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Langenberg, Kristin. "Making Connections: An Inclusive Approach to Urban Revitalization." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1305893242

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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