The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.
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2006
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| author | Donaldson, Helen Coughlin |
| author2 | Diane E. Davis. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/334062019-04-12T14:54:04Z The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth Town design and sense of community in rural youth Donaldson, Helen Coughlin Diane E. Davis. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-100). This thesis tests the theory behind the new urbanist call for "modem version[s] of the traditional town" with respect to one physical design feature: the clearly defined town center. It asks the question: how does the existence of a town center, which, as prescribed by new urbanism, integrates commercial, recreational, and civic facilities in close proximity, affect sense of community in rural youth? The findings of this study, at least in part, support the new urbanist theory. Students in an area with a strong center do appear to display stronger feelings of basic need fulfillment, membership, and more positive feelings in general regarding their community. However, in other respects, students in the area without the center exhibited a much stronger sense of community, feeling much higher degrees of attachment, identity, and influence. The strong sense of community exhibited by the students in an area without a center may well be a product of that area's edges, and may begin to elucidate the role of other physical (and potentially social) boundaries in fostering sense of community. by Helen Coughlin Donaldson. M.C.P. 2006-07-13T15:21:40Z 2006-07-13T15:21:40Z 2005 2005 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33406 62716917 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 100 p. 4936879 bytes 4940995 bytes application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Urban Studies and Planning. Donaldson, Helen Coughlin The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| title | The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| title_full | The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| title_fullStr | The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| title_full_unstemmed | The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| title_short | The middle of nowhere : town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| title_sort | middle of nowhere town design and sense of community in rural youth |
| topic | Urban Studies and Planning. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/33406 |
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