Zugl.: Diss. phil.-naturw. Bern, 1981. / Text dt., mit Zusammenfassung in spanischer Sprache.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Florida. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 148-155).

Latin American research has addressed the role of urban landscapes in contributing to a sense of community, to social relationships, to the quality of urban life and to community development. This thesis analyses, compares and evaluates spatial practice in two local parks of Bogotá, Colombia. Spatial practice in this research is defined according to Lefebvre’s writing on the production of space. Spatial practice refers to the sensorial level of spatial phenomena; it involves uses, interactions, perceptions, influences and transformations in the everyday relationships between space and people. The two parks under investigation are located in and belong to different socioeconomic areas and the cross-class comparison of parks and spatial practice is important in a highly segregated city such as Bogotá. Locally, the two parks are part of the innovative municipal government program, ‘Parks for Learning How to Live,’ (1998-2000).This project transformed public space physically as well as residents’ perceptions of public space, parks, and outdoor recreation and leisure. The research design was qualitative because it sought information on perceptions, uses and feelings of park users.The findings identified that despite the two parks being similar in terms of their physical characteristics, they display different spatial practices that in turn reflect the socio-economic status, history, and expectations of the communities that use them. This research provides an in-depth analysis of the spatial practice in these two parks in order to start building a bottom-up framework that may be instrumental for future planning. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (doctoral)--Universidad Javeriana.

Thesis (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-169).

Bogotá is a city that has seen rapid change in the recent years. By the 1990’s the city’s public space was in crisis and its elements were being used in inappropriate ways; some were even been illegally privatized. Inside the city’s multiple ills, a politically driven set of changes began to happen. By the turn of the millennium an urban renaissance of the city originated. Multiple public spaces, libraries, schools, and new transportation systems were built and implemented by different city Mayors. At present, after the initial thrill and polemics developed during the construction of the new public spaces, some of the major changes have settled. This situation makes it a good moment to develop an analysis of the performance of these public spaces today, in order to understand how they have evolved along with Bogotano’s during these years. The Plaza de San Victorino located in the downtown area of the city was one of the major renovation projects that the city underwent around the year 2000. Its analysis is representative of the evolution of Bogota’s public spaces during these years. This MDS makes an assessment from the point of view of the users of the Plaza de San Victorino. By making a Post-occupancy evaluation of this recently constructed public space using participant observations, mappings and surveys, this MDS generates a set of design recommendations for the Plaza and a design proposal for its improvement. / text

Thesis (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-169).

Thesis (D. Miss.)--Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-169).

Thesis--Northwestern University. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographies.

Thesis (D. Ed.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2005. / Supervisor: Martha N. Ovando. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.