This architectural thesis addresses a derelict urban rail corridor and the possibility of combining architecture and landscape to reactivate its latent potential as a dynamic seam in the urban fabric. Edmonton is a city built on a foundation of interconnectedness with the nation. Rail access has established the city as a staging hub for various industrial practices since the mid 19th century: import and export, agriculture, oil and gas, etc. As inner city rail access as been discontinued, parcels of rail land have been left as relics; nostalgic reminders of a formerly expansive arterial mechanical network, in turn connecting the city to a mechanical backbone spanning the nation. This architectural intervention will reactivate a piece of rail land in the northwestern part of downtown Edmonton by establishing a dynamic activity corridor around an energy-harnessing machine. / Apart from in-depth studies in renewable resource harvesting and climate, the thesis is driven by studies in rail and agricultural mechanisms, as well as existing post-industrial park typologies.

The purpose of this study was (1) to identify visitors’ behaviors in and perceptions of linear parks, (2) to identify social media users’ behaviors in and perceptions of linear parks, and (3) to compare small data with big data. This chapter discusses the main findings and their implications for practitioners such as landscape architects and urban planners. It has three sections. The first addresses the main findings in the order of the research questions at the center of the study. The second describes implications and recommendations for practitioners. The final section discusses the limitations of the study and suggests directions for future work. This study compares two methods of data collection, focused on activities and benefits. The survey asked respondents to check all the activities they did in the park. Social media users’ activities were detected by term frequency in social media data. Both results ordered the activities similarly. For example social interaction and art viewing were most popular on the High Line, then the 606, then the High Bridge according to both methods. Both methods also reported that High Line visitors engaged in viewing from overlooks the most. As for benefits, according to both methods vistors to the 606 were more satisfied than High Line visitors with the parks’ social and natural benefits. These results suggest social media analytics can replace surveys when the textual information is sufficient for analysis. Social media analytics also differ from surveys in accuracy of results. For example, social media revealed that 606 users were interested in events and worried about housing prices and crimes, but the pre-designed survey could not capture those facts. Social media analytics can also catch hidden and more general information: through cluster analysis, we found possible reasons for the High Line’s success in the arts and in the New York City itself. These results involve general information that would be hard to identify through a survey. On the other hand, surveys provide specific information and can describe visitors’ demographics, motivations, travel information, and specific benefits. For example, 606 users tend to be young, high-income, well educated, white, and female. These data cannot be collected through social media. / Doctor of Philosophy / Turning unused infrastructure into green infrastructure, such as linear parks, is not a new approach to managing brownfields. In the last few decades, changes in the industrial structure and the development of transportation have had a profound effect on urban spatial structure. As the need for infrastructure, which played an important role in the development of past industry, has decreased, many industrial sites, power plants, and military bases have become unused. This study identifies new ways of collecting information about a new type of park, linear parks, using a new method, social media analytics. The results are then compared with survey results to establish the credibility of social media analytics. Lastly, shortcomings of social media analytics are identified. This study is meaningful in helping us understand the users of new types of parks and suggesting design and planning strategies. Regarding methodology, this study also involves evaluating the use of social media analytics and its advantages, disadvantages, and reliability.

Este trabalho compreende o estudo da paisagem dos bairros Cantinho do Céu e Parque Residencial dos Lagos, Localizados na zona sul do município de São Paulo, sob a perspectiva dos moradores e ex-moradores, denominados vivenciadores. A abordagem privilegiada na pesquisa, portanto, rside num enfoque cultural, situado no encontro das pessoas e o espaço em que vivem. Os bairros supracitados localizam-se em áreas de mananciais da metrópole paulista, especificamente às margens da Represa Billings e são considerados assentamentos precários pelas políticas públicas recentes. No estudo, resgata-se desde o histórico de formação dos mesmos até os processos de intervenção urbana em curso enfocando os efeitos e representações engendradas na produção do espaço. O estudo foi realizado a partir da associação entre pesquisa documental e pesquisa de campo: de um lado dados primários e secundários coletados, além da literatura sobre o tema. Por outro, fontes orais registradas na realização de entrevistas, conversas coletivas, além de vivências junto aos vivenciadores. Aspectos da vida cotidiana como: valores e afetos, práticas e estratégias de vida, conflitos e tensões são elaborados a partir das narrativas dos vivenciadores e, devido a essa condição, são tecidos através de perspectivas específicas. O trabalho estrutura-se em duas partes: a primeira aborda o tema do conflito historicamente constituído na região de mananciais buscando os entendimentos já elucidados em trabalhos acadêmicos pertinentes ao assunto, recuperando o contexto no qual as narrativas tratadas na segunda parte dizem respeito. A segunda parte elabora, através de trechos de entrevistas, depoimentos e narrativas de vida, a temática da paisagem dos bairros estudados. Partindo da condição9 temporal na sua elaboração, essa segunda parte subdivide-se num primeiro momento à formação dos bairros estudados e posteriormente aos processos mais recentes, abordando, ainda, remoções e deslocamentos dos vivenciadores. Além disso, são elucidadas apropriações do parque linear construído onde outrora moravam famílias conferindo outras possibilidades de investigação ao contexto no qual os bairros se situam. / This dissertation comprises a landscape study of the neighborhoods Cantinho do Céu and Parque Residencial dos Lagos, from the perspective of their residents and former residents, called here as experiencers. The research lies in a cultural approach based on the meeting of the people with the space where they live. The aforementioned neighborhoods are located in water source area of the metropolis of São Paulo, especially on the banks of the Billings Reservoir, and they have been considered as precarious settlements by the recent public policies. In the study, the historical formation of these neighborhoods is rescued until the ongoing urban intervention processes, focusing on the effects and representations engendered in the production of space. The study was conducted from the association of desk research and field research: on the one hand, primary and secondary data were collected, in addition to the literature on the subject. Besides that, oral sources were recorded in interviews, collective conversations and experiences with the experiencers. Aspects of the daily life such as: values and emotions, practices and strategies of live, conflicts and tensions are drawn from the narratives of experiencers, and because of this condition, are woven through specific perspectives. The work is organized in two parts: the first one deals with the conflict historically constituted in the water source region, searching for understandings already elucidated in academic papers related to the subject and recovering the context in which the narratives treated in the second part concern. The second part elaborates through excerpts from interviews, testimonies and life stories, the theme of landscape of the studied neighborhoods. Taking the temporal basis as condition in its preparation, this second part deals with two moments: at first, with the formation of the studied neighborhoods and then, with the latest processes, house removals and displacements of experiencers. In addition, appropriations of the linear park built where the families once lived, are elucidated, giving other research possibilities to the context in which the neighborhoods are stablished

Este trabalho compreende o estudo da paisagem dos bairros Cantinho do Céu e Parque Residencial dos Lagos, Localizados na zona sul do município de São Paulo, sob a perspectiva dos moradores e ex-moradores, denominados vivenciadores. A abordagem privilegiada na pesquisa, portanto, rside num enfoque cultural, situado no encontro das pessoas e o espaço em que vivem. Os bairros supracitados localizam-se em áreas de mananciais da metrópole paulista, especificamente às margens da Represa Billings e são considerados assentamentos precários pelas políticas públicas recentes. No estudo, resgata-se desde o histórico de formação dos mesmos até os processos de intervenção urbana em curso enfocando os efeitos e representações engendradas na produção do espaço. O estudo foi realizado a partir da associação entre pesquisa documental e pesquisa de campo: de um lado dados primários e secundários coletados, além da literatura sobre o tema. Por outro, fontes orais registradas na realização de entrevistas, conversas coletivas, além de vivências junto aos vivenciadores. Aspectos da vida cotidiana como: valores e afetos, práticas e estratégias de vida, conflitos e tensões são elaborados a partir das narrativas dos vivenciadores e, devido a essa condição, são tecidos através de perspectivas específicas. O trabalho estrutura-se em duas partes: a primeira aborda o tema do conflito historicamente constituído na região de mananciais buscando os entendimentos já elucidados em trabalhos acadêmicos pertinentes ao assunto, recuperando o contexto no qual as narrativas tratadas na segunda parte dizem respeito. A segunda parte elabora, através de trechos de entrevistas, depoimentos e narrativas de vida, a temática da paisagem dos bairros estudados. Partindo da condição9 temporal na sua elaboração, essa segunda parte subdivide-se num primeiro momento à formação dos bairros estudados e posteriormente aos processos mais recentes, abordando, ainda, remoções e deslocamentos dos vivenciadores. Além disso, são elucidadas apropriações do parque linear construído onde outrora moravam famílias conferindo outras possibilidades de investigação ao contexto no qual os bairros se situam. / This dissertation comprises a landscape study of the neighborhoods Cantinho do Céu and Parque Residencial dos Lagos, from the perspective of their residents and former residents, called here as experiencers. The research lies in a cultural approach based on the meeting of the people with the space where they live. The aforementioned neighborhoods are located in water source area of the metropolis of São Paulo, especially on the banks of the Billings Reservoir, and they have been considered as precarious settlements by the recent public policies. In the study, the historical formation of these neighborhoods is rescued until the ongoing urban intervention processes, focusing on the effects and representations engendered in the production of space. The study was conducted from the association of desk research and field research: on the one hand, primary and secondary data were collected, in addition to the literature on the subject. Besides that, oral sources were recorded in interviews, collective conversations and experiences with the experiencers. Aspects of the daily life such as: values and emotions, practices and strategies of live, conflicts and tensions are drawn from the narratives of experiencers, and because of this condition, are woven through specific perspectives. The work is organized in two parts: the first one deals with the conflict historically constituted in the water source region, searching for understandings already elucidated in academic papers related to the subject and recovering the context in which the narratives treated in the second part concern. The second part elaborates through excerpts from interviews, testimonies and life stories, the theme of landscape of the studied neighborhoods. Taking the temporal basis as condition in its preparation, this second part deals with two moments: at first, with the formation of the studied neighborhoods and then, with the latest processes, house removals and displacements of experiencers. In addition, appropriations of the linear park built where the families once lived, are elucidated, giving other research possibilities to the context in which the neighborhoods are stablished

O trabalho mostra que na compreensão e no sentir da Paisagem, podemos descobrir as diretrizes definidoras de um Projeto pleno de significados e valores do lugar. Mostra o caminhar da leitura da Paisagem do Parque Estadual do Juquery e do entorno imediato, ao processo do Projeto de Parques no Vale do Juqueri, junto à Rodovia Pref. Luis Salomão Chamma - SP-023. Processo de projeto em que se consideram as interfaces disciplinares do conhecimento, valoração estética, necessidades sociais, dinâmicas ambientais e urbanas. E mostra enfim o potencial transformador e ordenador que o Projeto possui; transformando lugares em melhores lugares. / The current study shows that by understanding and sensing the Landscape it is possible to unveil the guidelines defining a Project charged with local meanings and values. The study shows the path from perception of the Landscape in Juquery State Park and its immediate surroundings to the process for Vale do Juqueri Parks Project off Highway SO 023 Luis Salomao Chamma. In this projects process, the interfaces of knowledge, aesthetic values, social needs, and the environmental-urban dynamics are taken into consideration. The study unveils the Projects potential to change and to order therefore transforming places into better places.

Submitted by Marilene Donadel (marilene.donadel@unioeste.br) on 2018-06-06T18:26:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Deborah_Paciornik_2018 .pdf: 9169553 bytes, checksum: ef5cfd345f2ac3dd76884d95d5216b4b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-06T18:26:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Deborah_Paciornik_2018 .pdf: 9169553 bytes, checksum: ef5cfd345f2ac3dd76884d95d5216b4b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-19 / It is known that permanent preservation areas play an essential role for the conservation of water resources, fauna and flora of urban and rural ecosystems, but the constant urban expansion and human neglect of them tend to have a negative impact on these natural areas. The objective of this study is to analyze the revitalization model of permanent preservation areas (APP) by creating linear parks, in order to contribute to the environmental management of urban water resources, using Córrego Bezerra as a case study. This work has a qualitative research approach where the bibliographic review, the documentary analysis and the case study were used. This study was carried out in two stages: the diagnosis of the study area, through a photographic survey, data collection by thematic maps and documents provided by public agencies; and social analysis, through semi-structured interviews, using the saturation method. Therefore, the present study shows how these factors influence the revitalization of the Córrego Bezerra and its riparian forest, as well as how the implantation of an urban linear park would influence the environmental and social dynamics of the western region of the city of Cascavel. / As áreas de preservação permanente desempenham um papel essencial para a conservação dos recursos hídricos, fauna e flora dos ecossistemas urbanos e rurais, entretanto a constante expansão urbana e o descaso humano perante elas, tendem a impactar de forma negativa estas zonas naturais. A utilização destas regiões nativas como espaços livres recreativos, surge como uma alternativa para desacelerar a degradação gradativa causada pela má utilização do meio natural e o distanciamento do homem da natureza. O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o modelo de revitalização de áreas de preservação permanente (APP) por meio da criação de parques lineares, de modo a contribuir para a gestão ambiental de recursos hídricos urbanos, utilizando o Córrego Bezerra como estudo de caso. Este trabalho tem uma abordagem de pesquisa qualitativa onde foram utilizados a revisão bibliográfica, a análise documental e o estudo de caso. Este estudo foi realizado em duas etapas: o diagnóstico da área de estudo, por meio de levantamento fotográfico, levantamento de dados por mapas temáticos e documentos fornecidos por órgãos públicos; e análise social, através de entrevista semiestruturadas, usando o método de saturação. Portanto, este trabalho evidencia como estes fatores influenciam na revitalização do Córrego Bezerra e sua mata ciliar, assim como de que modo a implantação de um parque linear urbano influenciaria na dinâmica ambiental e social da região oeste da cidade de Cascavel.

O trabalho mostra que na compreensão e no sentir da Paisagem, podemos descobrir as diretrizes definidoras de um Projeto pleno de significados e valores do lugar. Mostra o caminhar da leitura da Paisagem do Parque Estadual do Juquery e do entorno imediato, ao processo do Projeto de Parques no Vale do Juqueri, junto à Rodovia Pref. Luis Salomão Chamma - SP-023. Processo de projeto em que se consideram as interfaces disciplinares do conhecimento, valoração estética, necessidades sociais, dinâmicas ambientais e urbanas. E mostra enfim o potencial transformador e ordenador que o Projeto possui; transformando lugares em melhores lugares. / The current study shows that by understanding and sensing the Landscape it is possible to unveil the guidelines defining a Project charged with local meanings and values. The study shows the path from perception of the Landscape in Juquery State Park and its immediate surroundings to the process for Vale do Juqueri Parks Project off Highway SO 023 Luis Salomao Chamma. In this projects process, the interfaces of knowledge, aesthetic values, social needs, and the environmental-urban dynamics are taken into consideration. The study unveils the Projects potential to change and to order therefore transforming places into better places.

Submitted by SBI Biblioteca Digital (sbi.bibliotecadigital@puc-campinas.edu.br) on 2018-08-21T12:43:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EDUARDO SALGADO MARCONI.pdf: 8399511 bytes, checksum: 5254ee57caeef5dd92072e40664fb5ab (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-21T12:43:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EDUARDO SALGADO MARCONI.pdf: 8399511 bytes, checksum: 5254ee57caeef5dd92072e40664fb5ab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-06-28 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico - CNPq / The urban planning tool Parque Linear has been identified in Brazil as a sustainable measure of use and occupation of urban areas of valley bottom in the environmental, social, economic and cultural spheres. This work proposes to carry out an analysis of how the process of urban requalification took place in the municipality of Amparo, in the State of S?o Paulo, having as object of study the Linear Park ?guas do Camandocaia. It is intended to raise the trajectory, the scope and limits of the urban interventions implemented along the Camandocaia River. In its first part, it proposes to present, through periodization - via bibliographical research and analysis of historical documents - the historical process of urban evolution and its influence on issues related to the theme. In the second part, it points out interferences as the basis of the transformations in the new urban design from legal and political dimensions. In the third part, the presentation of the object itself in the technical aspects of the urban and architectural projects, the financial resources raised until the bidding processes, the execution of the works along the river. The fourth part deals with the concepts related to the production of public spaces and the sphere of public life as fundamental supports for the improvement of the quality of urban life. In the fifth and last part, in the correlation of the quality attributes of several authors for the analysis of the spatial quality of the Linear Park. / O instrumento urban?stico Parque Linear tem sido apontado, no Brasil, como medida sustent?vel de uso e ocupa??o das ?reas urbanas de fundo de vale nos ?mbitos ambiental, social, econ?mico e cultural. Este trabalho prop?e realizar uma an?lise de como se deu o processo de requalifica??o urbana no munic?pio de Amparo, no Estado de S?o Paulo, tendo como objeto de estudo o Parque Linear ?guas do Camandocaia. Pretende-se levantar a trajet?ria, os alcances e limites das interven??es urbanas implementadas ao longo do rio Camandocaia. Em sua primeira parte, prop?e apresentar por meio da periodiza??o ? via pesquisas bibliogr?ficas e an?lise de documentos hist?ricos ? o processo hist?rico da evolu??o urbana e sua influ?ncia em quest?es relacionadas ao tema. Na segunda parte, aponta inger?ncias como base das transforma??es no novo desenho urbano a partir de dimens?es legais e pol?ticas. Consta, na terceira parte, a apresenta??o do objeto em si nas quest?es de ordem t?cnica dos projetos urban?stico e arquitet?nico, dos recursos financeiros captados at? os processos licitat?rios, da execu??o das obras ao longo do rio. A quarta parte aborda os conceitos vinculados ? produ??o dos espa?os livres p?blicos e da esfera de vida p?blica como suportes fundamentais ao incremento da qualidade de vida urbana. A quinta parte apresenta a correla??o dos atributos de qualidade segundo diversos autores para a an?lise da qualidade espacial do Parque Linear.