Finding home : making a place for the homeless in the urban landscape

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007.

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Main Author: Cheng, Marissa A
Other Authors: John de Monchaux.
Format: Thesis
Language:eng
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38657
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spelling mit-1721.1/386572019-04-12T20:20:41Z Finding home : making a place for the homeless in the urban landscape Making a place for the homeless in the urban landscape Cheng, Marissa A John de Monchaux. 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, 2007. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-61). Is homelessness a problem? What if you considered homelessness to be a state, rather than a problem, and provided for it accordingly in the urban landscape? As roads and water and sewer lines are one type of infrastructure, a diverse mix of dwelling types is another kind of infrastructure - the infrastructure in which we live. This thesis looks at the way the homeless have sheltered themselves in the past, and comes to several conclusions about how they might be sheltered in the future such that homelessness becomes a natural part of the urban landscape. Through this process of changing societal attitudes through the design of physical space, homelessness loses its label of "problem" and becomes more accepted as a way of life. by Marissa A. Cheng. M.C.P. 2007-08-29T20:40:41Z 2007-08-29T20:40:41Z 2007 2007 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38657 163199422 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 61 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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