Title:
Designing diverse neighborhoods

dc.contributor.advisor Dagenhart, Richard
dc.contributor.author Wu, Kathryn K. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Dobbins, Michael
dc.contributor.committeeMember Flowers, Benjamin
dc.contributor.department Architecture en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2012-02-17T19:18:34Z
dc.date.available 2012-02-17T19:18:34Z
dc.date.issued 2011-09-02 en_US
dc.description.abstract This thesis argues for diversity as an important element for urban neighborhoods. This argument is framed by three questions. First, what are the recent findings from urban design, planning and architecture research and practice about achieving neighborhood diversity? Second, what are the physical ingredients of traditional, diverse urban neighborhoods that enable diverse populations, lifestyles and incomes? Third, what design strategies can be formulated, based on the evidence above, to design and implement diverse neighborhoods? Three neighborhoods in Atlanta are the focus of the detailed analysis of diversity. These are: Inman Park, Ansley Park and Virginia-Highland. These three neighborhoods were chosen because of their similarities. They all appear to be single family detached neighborhoods but are actually diverse in terms of housing type and owner/renter occupancy; they are perceived to have unique identities in architectural styles, but actually have a diversity of styles and ages of buildings. They all are perceived to be fully gentrified but in fact, house diverse populations in terms of age, income, race and lifestyle. The conclusions of this thesis include written recommendations, based on current neighborhood design ideas as supported by the analysis of Atlanta neighborhoods. en_US
dc.description.degree MS en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/42757
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.subject Diversity en_US
dc.subject Atlanta neighborhoods en_US
dc.subject Urban design en_US
dc.subject.lcsh City planning
dc.subject.lcsh Neighborhood planning
dc.subject.lcsh Neighborhoods
dc.title Designing diverse neighborhoods en_US
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