Terhoeven, Leonard (2023) Adaptive reuse of former industrial production sites into mixed-use public space - the potential for social sustainability: a comparative case study between Groningen and Berlin. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
Urban populations are growing, and with them the consumption of space through development, aiming to meet the increasing demand for education, employment, leisure and health facilities. Especially open public spaces are consumed by neoliberal development, limiting the positive impact they have towards the social sustainability of cities. This social sustainability presents itself through the equal access (social equity) to places facilitating social interaction (social cohesion) and a feeling of safety or personal health benefits through provided activities (urban liveability). Theory suggests that adaptive reuse (AR) of former industrial production sites into mixed use public spaces can enhance social sustainability. AR employs the differentiated use of existing structures or sites, including their physical modification. In Groningen and Berlin, a survey was conducted with users of reused industrial sites, to discover how these can contribute to social equity, social cohesion and urban liveability. Social equity was measured based on the degree of access to the site and provided activities, social cohesion based on the facilitated social interaction, and urban liveability based on the contributions towards visitors' feeling of safety or personal health. The accessibility seems to depend on the position of entrances, distance to public transport facilities, the quality and maintenance of streets and paths on site, and the availability of parking spaces. Joined participation in leisure or work related activities makes visitors interact, though mostly in groups formed around specific activities and locations on site. The company of other users, sufficient light sources and open space contribute to a feeling of safety. In certain cases, these factors can not level out the impact of actual safety concerns on the feeling of safety. Opportunities for outdoor recreation, sport and creative outlive can contribute to the physical and mental health of users, enhancing urban liveability.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Lamker, C.W. and Hanna de Almeida Oliveira, P. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jul 2024 11:52 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jul 2024 11:52 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4610 |
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