eprintid: 3528
rev_number: 6
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datestamp: 2021-07-07 08:24:24
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type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Menezes, Havana-Kay
creators_id: S3566315
creators_email: h.c.menezes@student.rug.nl
title: The Influence of Temporary Urbanism on the Grote Markt
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: Cities are constantly evolving and modifying over time to adapt to trends and accommodate
transient population growth. As the world becomes increasingly globalised and technological
developments make it easier for us to venture less into the inner-city there is a desperate need to
revitalise and take an active part in transforming our urban spaces to serve current needs. This
thesis explores the young concept of temporary urbanism from a student’s perspective. How can
temporary urbanism influence a public space's spatial quality? How do users interact with various
types of temporariness? These are the questions that rose when exploring the Grote Markt, the
central public space in Groningen, The Netherlands. This thesis looks at three differently driven
forms of temporary urbanism and compares their value and user experience to a control Grote
Markt void of temporary urbanism. A market is chosen for its added economic value to the public
square and its regularity for the space's character. A festival enriches the cultural dimension of the
square and can be a kick-starter to the city's branding. Lastly, a protest is symbolic and depicts the
citizen’s right to express themselves. All three bring different points of interest to the spatial
planning table and analysing them in one paper, at one location can provide an insight into
handling temporary urbanism in a central public space. These insights can lend to the current
plans to make the inner city of Groningen pedestrian friendly and inform the spatial quality of the
space
date: 2021
pages: 38
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Roo, G. de
tutors_name: Bandsma, K.V.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Basiseenheid Planologie
tutors_email: G.de.Roo@rug.nl
tutors_email: K.V.Bandsma@rug.nl
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keywords_local: temporary urbanism
keywords_local: groningen
keywords_local: urban squares
keywords_local: spatial quality
keywords_local: user experience
language_iso: en
agreed_repository: yes
date_issued: 2021-07-06
citation:   Menezes, Havana-Kay  (2021) The Influence of Temporary Urbanism on the Grote Markt.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3528/1/final%20v2.docx.pdf