Lo, Clarence (2024) Street art and walkability: perspectives from Berlin. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Street art's place in the urban fabric is a new conundrum for planners, as we are beginning to see that the role of the citizen in the making of places can be important. This is shown in the rise of schools of thought such as Tactical Urbanism. As it is often a part of the pathways we take in urban mobility, it becomes an interesting question whether or not this affects walkability, one of Europe's current biggest trends in recent years. This bachelor’s thesis investigates street art both in the form of graffiti tags and murals, and how they affect Berlin’s residents and locals alike during their days living the pedestrian life. Randomly sampled surveys and a series of interviews were used to study this in the context of Berlin, one of the world's most famous cities for street art culture, which were subjected to statistical and coding analysis respectively. The results show that the addition of street art in general can positively contribute to urban pedestrian pathways, though there is a clear distinction where graffiti is much less wanted than murals. Proper measures need to be taken to ensure that this art is also well-appreciated by the public that beholds it, interacts well with the space it inhabits, and is, preferably dense and colorful as opposed to sporadic and patchy.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Lamker, C.W. and Popken, B.F. |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2024 11:59 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2024 11:59 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4561 |
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