Thesis. 1978. M.Arch.A.S..--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / M.C.P. / M.Arch.A.S..

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning; and, (M. Arch. in Advanced Studies)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1978. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Nicolas John Messervy. / M.C.P. / M.Arch.in Advanced Studies

Thesis (M.Arch.A.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1980. / MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH. / Includes bibliographical references. / by Chin-Oh Chang. / M.Arch.A.S.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.T.R.P.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1995.

No abstract available. / Thesis (M.T.R.P.)-University of Natal, Durban, 1998.

Amusement space embodies hegemonic and Utopian dialogue concerning urban conditions. Throughout the twentieth century, two rival urban visions have reigned: the Coney Island model, a chancy, participatory theatre where patrons can confront head-on current conditions; and the Disney model, a carefully planned setting where guests are made to feel comfortable and secure. The current ascendancy of the Disney model, evident in urban and suburban landscapes increasingly shaped in the Disney image, has attracted the attention -- and alarm --of critics who interpret this trend as urban planning with a 'sinister twist.' A case study of Disney's involvement with Seattle Center, originally the site of the 1962 World's Fair and now Seattle's premier urban park, demonstrates, however, that people actively challenge, negotiate, and reform the Disney model to meet their needs by infusing the space with traces of the rival Coney model. The suggestions Disney made for renovation of Seattle Center sparked a city-wide debate that centred on the roles of local participation, cultural sensitivity, and aesthetic design in urban space; Disney was found lacking on all accounts and eventually rejected entirely. Seattle's experience with Disney demonstrates that amusement space offers a rich terrain upon which people can dream about, and implement, urban change.

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Amusement space embodies hegemonic and Utopian dialogue concerning urban conditions. Throughout the twentieth century, two rival urban visions have reigned: the Coney Island model, a chancy, participatory theatre where patrons can confront head-on current conditions; and the Disney model, a carefully planned setting where guests are made to feel comfortable and secure. The current ascendancy of the Disney model, evident in urban and suburban landscapes increasingly shaped in the Disney image, has attracted the attention -- and alarm --of critics who interpret this trend as urban planning with a 'sinister twist.' A case study of Disney's involvement with Seattle Center, originally the site of the 1962 World's Fair and now Seattle's premier urban park, demonstrates, however, that people actively challenge, negotiate, and reform the Disney model to meet their needs by infusing the space with traces of the rival Coney model. The suggestions Disney made for renovation of Seattle Center sparked a city-wide debate that centred on the roles of local participation, cultural sensitivity, and aesthetic design in urban space; Disney was found lacking on all accounts and eventually rejected entirely. Seattle's experience with Disney demonstrates that amusement space offers a rich terrain upon which people can dream about, and implement, urban change. / Arts, Faculty of / Geography, Department of / Graduate

The advent of the blockchain has heralded a shift in how the questions of governance and governmentality can be reconceptualized and implemented in novel ways. But its potential impacts have been a subject of fierce debate, with proponents championing its transformative potential for decentralized and participatory democracy, while skeptics caution against its possible facilitation of accelerated hyper-financialization and a new wave of digital neocolonialism. The dissertation poses two research questions: (1) How is the adoption of blockchains in governance shaped by pre-existing institutions? (2) How does blockchain-based governance either complement existing governmentalities through an ensemble of formal rules, accepted norms, and organizational structures or challenge them to produce new ones? A multiple-case study is conducted using a mix of traditional and digital methods informed by transdisciplinary theories. I argue that technologies like blockchains are not merely technical solutions but fundamentally embed social and political values within their designs, both influenced by and influencing the institutional contexts from which they arise. Under the theoretical framework of governing commons in the age of Web 3.0, a series of tensions emerged in blockchain-based governance, between human agency and technological agency, between decentralized citizens from the bottom-up and centralized actors from the top-down, and between global participation and local laws, cultures, and norms. While the blockchain possesses unique features and affordances—like technical decentralization, immutability, and programmability of rules through contracts and tokens—which offer new possibilities for solving for trust, cooperation, and decision-making over common resource management, its deployment into the world requires collaboration, input, reflections, and scrutiny from stakeholders across sectors and fields.

Thesis. 1975. M.C.P.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. / Bibliography: leaves 441-444. / M.C.P.