This thesis studies peri-urban landscapes (the landscape between the rural and urban setting), which has until recently gained little attention in academia and even less in planning practice and policy. This is largely due to a general view of these landscapes as something transient that will be developed in the future. However, some research has recognised these landscapes as important for the leisure and recreation of urban and suburban dwellers. Thus, this thesis is concerned with the current state of the peri-urban landscape, its characteristics and drivers of change with a focus on accessibility. Accordingly, the interest of the study lies in exploring people’s landscape perceptions and uses in relation to the accessibility of periurban areas and how they change over time. The focus of this thesis is Ljubljana and Edinburgh; these two cities have been selected as the case studies in order to elucidate the spatial and social patterns of the space on the edge of the city. The thesis centres on the perspective of inner-city dwellers’ perceptions, use of, and accessibility to peri-urban green spaces. Guided by the sense of place theory and the landscape planning approach, empirical work is at the heart of this research. A mixed-method approach, comprising questionnaire and focus groups with inner-city dwellers, interviews with authorities and planners and GIS-based analysis, is applied to gain new knowledge of inner-city dwellers’ relationship with periurban green spaces. The research found that people greatly value the established peri-urban green spaces, which have a variety of meanings for them, varying according to people’s socio-demographic and cultural characteristics. Furthermore, the appreciation of extensive semi-natural green spaces and green corridors has been shown to be universal and may imply some clues for further spatial planning of these areas. Conversely, people in general did not use the areas with low intrinsic value that are perceived as messy, ambiguous, etc. It appears that these spaces have lost their sense of place and therefore they are under threat of further development. Their future should thus be considered within long-term planning goals, in order to ensure environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive development.

This thesis examines the contribution of urban greenspace to public health and inequalities in young people. Taking a comprehensive, environmental justice approach variations in provision, access, use and experience of greenspace related to neighbourhood level inequalities are explored in relation to physical activity, mood and wellbeing in 16-25 year olds. The project used a three phased, mixed methods design via spatial mapping, real-time monitoring and community-based participatory research. The first phase used Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to conduct an analysis of the provision, accessibility and quality of public greenspace in Aberdeen City. Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation data were used explore and contrast these characteristics between areas categorised as affluent or deprived. The second phase used real-time measures to gather within-person data on greenspace use, physical activity, and mood in 16-25year olds over a seven day period, further exploring how socio-economic variations in good quality greenspace influenced the use and effect of greenspace. The third study phase used qualitative, community-based participatory research to empower young people to explore their experience and importance of greenspace for health. The results suggest a potential positive role of greenspace in public health in relation to increasing physical activity, decreasing sedentary behaviour and providing opportunities for restoration in young people. However, they also demonstrate that social inequalities are present in the provision of good quality greenspace and highlight that quality of greenspace and wider issues related to area level deprivation play a crucial role in the use and experience of greenspace, as well as the effect on physical activity and mood in young people. This has important implications for public health as the promotion of greenspace at a population level could deepen rather than improve health inequalities, by exposing those in affluent areas to health enhancing good quality greenspace and those in deprived areas to the potentially detrimental effects of poor quality greenspace.

The design of urban open spaces often does not address the physical and psychological comfort needs of the users with regard to the type, location and orientation of the seating that is present within those spaces. In order for urban open spaces to be used by the urban population, it is important that the needs and preferences of the user population be identified and taken into account when designing and locating seating elements within those spaces. This thesis was done to better understand how people who live and work in urban environments use seating in urban open spaces. This was accomplished though a series of observations and interviews in two open spaces in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The people who used the spaces were grouped into different user classes which were defined based on their age, behavior and mode of apparel. Data was collected with regard to the seating elements that they preferred to use. The data was analyzed to determine whether patterns of seating use existed within specific user classes based on the type, location and orientation of the seating elements. The seating types that were studied included benches, walls, steps and grass areas. The location and orientation of the seating elements were described in terms of the microclimatic and contextual conditions in which they were located. These included sun/shade exposure, whether the seating was located on the interior or exterior portions of the space, proximity to a path or walkway, location in an open or secluded area, and whether or not the seating was located close to high or low traffic areas. The findings of the research suggest that patterns of seating preference do exist within certain user classes based on the location and orientation of seating. The primary implication of these findings for landscape architects and urban open space designers is that providing a choice of seating options, in terms of seating type, location, and orientation, should be a fundamental goal when designing or redesigning spaces that are intended to be used by a diversity of people. / Master of Landscape Architecture

O presente estudo preocupa-se em compreender a importância do Sistema de Espaços Livres Públicos SELP na estruturação do ambiente urbano e seu potencial para valorização do sentido público. Centra sua análise em área de urbanização consolidada e tem como objetivo caracterizar as principais atribuições do sistema a serem consideradas no processo de elaboração de políticas públicas e de sua contribuição ao planejamento urbano local; simultaneamente salienta a pertinência de convergir as preocupações ambientais com as políticas de valorização do espaço livre. Importante elemento de análise é a forma de estruturação do SELP no contexto do desenvolvimento urbano do Município de São Paulo e a legislação urbanística pertinente, para verificar como o Plano Diretor Estratégico do Município, aprovado em 2002, avança nessas questões. O estudo de caso a Subprefeitura de Vila Maria / Vila Guilherme na região nordeste do Município - busca estruturar um processo de análise que possa ser reproduzido em outros territórios buscando destacar conflitos e potencialidades sugeridos pela análise do SELP e compreender como a interação entre plano e gestão tem ocorrido no período recente. / The present work focuses in the importance of the Public Open Space System (or SELP Sistema de Espaços Livres Públicos) on structuring the urban environment and its potential on valuating the public sense. Based on a consolidated area, the analysis objective is to characterize the main attributions of the system in order to develop urban public politics, and contribute to the local planning. Therefore, it emphasizes the importance of environmental issues combined to urban politics that valuate the open spaces. The Public Open Space System structuring is an important element for the analysis of the urban development of São Paulo city, besides its legislation, to verify how the Strategic Urban Plan approved in 2002 deals with these issues. The study case is Vila Maria/ Vila Guilherme administrative unit, located at the northeast portion of São Paulo - its process analysis intends to create a method to be applied in order portions of the territory, emphasizing conflicts and potentials suggested by the SELP analysis, and comprehending how the urban plan and public management interact in recent time.

O presente estudo preocupa-se em compreender a importância do Sistema de Espaços Livres Públicos SELP na estruturação do ambiente urbano e seu potencial para valorização do sentido público. Centra sua análise em área de urbanização consolidada e tem como objetivo caracterizar as principais atribuições do sistema a serem consideradas no processo de elaboração de políticas públicas e de sua contribuição ao planejamento urbano local; simultaneamente salienta a pertinência de convergir as preocupações ambientais com as políticas de valorização do espaço livre. Importante elemento de análise é a forma de estruturação do SELP no contexto do desenvolvimento urbano do Município de São Paulo e a legislação urbanística pertinente, para verificar como o Plano Diretor Estratégico do Município, aprovado em 2002, avança nessas questões. O estudo de caso a Subprefeitura de Vila Maria / Vila Guilherme na região nordeste do Município - busca estruturar um processo de análise que possa ser reproduzido em outros territórios buscando destacar conflitos e potencialidades sugeridos pela análise do SELP e compreender como a interação entre plano e gestão tem ocorrido no período recente. / The present work focuses in the importance of the Public Open Space System (or SELP Sistema de Espaços Livres Públicos) on structuring the urban environment and its potential on valuating the public sense. Based on a consolidated area, the analysis objective is to characterize the main attributions of the system in order to develop urban public politics, and contribute to the local planning. Therefore, it emphasizes the importance of environmental issues combined to urban politics that valuate the open spaces. The Public Open Space System structuring is an important element for the analysis of the urban development of São Paulo city, besides its legislation, to verify how the Strategic Urban Plan approved in 2002 deals with these issues. The study case is Vila Maria/ Vila Guilherme administrative unit, located at the northeast portion of São Paulo - its process analysis intends to create a method to be applied in order portions of the territory, emphasizing conflicts and potentials suggested by the SELP analysis, and comprehending how the urban plan and public management interact in recent time.

Orientador: Sandra Elisa Contri Pitton / Banca: Ana Tereza Caceres Cortez / Banca: Roseana Correa Grilo / Resumo: A cidade é o lugar dos seres humanos. É nesse lugar que encontramos vivendo hoje a maioria das pessoas. É nas cidades que temos as maiores alterações na paisagem, e essas alterações geralmente comprometem a qualidade de vida. A supressão do verde das plantas é uma característica marcante nesse espaço. O presente trabalho procura pesquisar sobre a arborização urbana, dando um maior enfoque nas praças do bairro Centro de Teresina. Tem como objetivo identificar a diversidade vegetal arbórea, considerando a opinião de algumas pessoas sobre a importância da arborização das praças em sua vida. Esta pesquisa está dividida em três etapas distintas. A primeira etapa caracterizou-se pela pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o processo de formação das cidades, especialmente da capital do Piauí, e a importância da arborização para a qualidade de vida nos espaços urbanos. Na segunda etapa foi realizada uma pesquisa de campo para identificação e contagem das espécies vegetais encontradas nas praças do bairro Centro de Teresina. Na terceira fase da pesquisa foram aplicados questionários que serviram para obter a opinião de alguns freqüentadores das praças sobre a importância das árvores encontradas nesses logradouros públicos. Durante o trabalho foram discutidos muitos termos e conceitos utilizados para definir os espaços livres urbanos, o que mostra que ainda não existe um consenso entre os estudantes, pesquisadores e administradores públicos no que se refere à terminologia desses espaços. A pesquisa mostrou que as árvores fornecem diversos benefícios para os ambientes urbanos, estes geralmente muito alterados e degradados. Também é importante salientar sobre os diversos usos e funções das praças na malha urbana, onde o encontro foi destacado como o principal uso feito pelas pessoas que vivem nos espaços urbanos / Abstract: The city is the place of human beings. This is where we find most people living today. It is in cities that we have the largest changes in the landscape, and these changes often compromise the quality of life. The suppression of green plants is a distinguishing feature in this space. This current paper tries to research on urban trees, giving a greater focus on the squares of the district center of Teresina. Aims to identify woody plant diversity, considering the opinion of some people about the importance of afforestation of squares in your life. This research is divided into three distinct stages. The first stage was characterized by the literature on the process of formation of cities, especially in the capital of Piaui, and the importance of afforestation for the quality of life in urban spaces. In the second stage was conducted field research to identify and count plant species found in the streets of the district center of Teresina. In the view of some patrons of the squares on the importance of trees found in these public places. During the work were discussed many terms and concepts used to define urban spaces, which shows that there is still no consensus among students, researchers and public administrators regarding the terminology of these spaces. Research has shown that trees provide many benefits to urban environments, these usually much altered and degraded. It is also important to note about the various uses and functions of the squares on the urban environment, where the meeting was highlighted as the main use made by people living in urban areas / Mestre

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:27:51Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-10-25Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:36:06Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 moura_ir_me_rcla.pdf: 2114003 bytes, checksum: 6c9a86922ae93437183f1a5484375d4a (MD5) / A cidade é o lugar dos seres humanos. É nesse lugar que encontramos vivendo hoje a maioria das pessoas. É nas cidades que temos as maiores alterações na paisagem, e essas alterações geralmente comprometem a qualidade de vida. A supressão do verde das plantas é uma característica marcante nesse espaço. O presente trabalho procura pesquisar sobre a arborização urbana, dando um maior enfoque nas praças do bairro Centro de Teresina. Tem como objetivo identificar a diversidade vegetal arbórea, considerando a opinião de algumas pessoas sobre a importância da arborização das praças em sua vida. Esta pesquisa está dividida em três etapas distintas. A primeira etapa caracterizou-se pela pesquisa bibliográfica sobre o processo de formação das cidades, especialmente da capital do Piauí, e a importância da arborização para a qualidade de vida nos espaços urbanos. Na segunda etapa foi realizada uma pesquisa de campo para identificação e contagem das espécies vegetais encontradas nas praças do bairro Centro de Teresina. Na terceira fase da pesquisa foram aplicados questionários que serviram para obter a opinião de alguns freqüentadores das praças sobre a importância das árvores encontradas nesses logradouros públicos. Durante o trabalho foram discutidos muitos termos e conceitos utilizados para definir os espaços livres urbanos, o que mostra que ainda não existe um consenso entre os estudantes, pesquisadores e administradores públicos no que se refere à terminologia desses espaços. A pesquisa mostrou que as árvores fornecem diversos benefícios para os ambientes urbanos, estes geralmente muito alterados e degradados. Também é importante salientar sobre os diversos usos e funções das praças na malha urbana, onde o encontro foi destacado como o principal uso feito pelas pessoas que vivem nos espaços urbanos / The city is the place of human beings. This is where we find most people living today. It is in cities that we have the largest changes in the landscape, and these changes often compromise the quality of life. The suppression of green plants is a distinguishing feature in this space. This current paper tries to research on urban trees, giving a greater focus on the squares of the district center of Teresina. Aims to identify woody plant diversity, considering the opinion of some people about the importance of afforestation of squares in your life. This research is divided into three distinct stages. The first stage was characterized by the literature on the process of formation of cities, especially in the capital of Piaui, and the importance of afforestation for the quality of life in urban spaces. In the second stage was conducted field research to identify and count plant species found in the streets of the district center of Teresina. In the view of some patrons of the squares on the importance of trees found in these public places. During the work were discussed many terms and concepts used to define urban spaces, which shows that there is still no consensus among students, researchers and public administrators regarding the terminology of these spaces. Research has shown that trees provide many benefits to urban environments, these usually much altered and degraded. It is also important to note about the various uses and functions of the squares on the urban environment, where the meeting was highlighted as the main use made by people living in urban areas

Não alheia às mudanças culturais e econômicas ocorridas durante o século XX, é possível dizer que a relação clássica entre homem e cidade também se transforma. Comparáveis a uma composição de retalhos aglutinados, as cidades pós-modernsas se fragmentam e diluem equanto o homem se torna alienado, perdido em meio à homogeneidade e ao caos urbano no qual ele reside. Em resposta a este cenário, diversos autores desde a década de 1960 vêm debatendo a temática da revalorização urbana, sua viabilidade e as possibilidades pelas quais poder-se-ia, eventualmente, reestruturar um vínculo sociourbano íntimo e sólido. Aceitando a premissa e presumindo que a utilização da rua é indispensável para a manutenção de uma vivência urbana mais saudável, o presente trabalho refere-se ao estudo de como, nas cidades contemporâneas, as ruas - vistas enquanto espaços livres - poderiam ser compreendidas como um equipamento urbano para convivência coletiva. Permeando todo o tecido urbano, este se articularia na escala da cidade por meio da influência de pontos polarizadores sociourbanos. Também chamados de lugar, é ponderado que esses pontos são determinantes à revalorização urbana. Assim como outros autores, acredita-se que a terminologia designa um espaço apropriado por meio de seu uso, onde ocorre uma transformação sociourbana intrínseca a partir de então determinante da personalidade de ambas as partes. Dessa forma, o lugar é solo fértil para cultivo de identidades coletivas, imprescindíveis ao processo de referenciamento do homem alienado. Todavia, é exposta a pergunta: que uso, que viviência urbana, seria capaz de desencadear tal processo? No intuito de responder o questionamento, ao longo desta dissertação tentar-se-á argumentar que reside no uso intencional de compartilhar os espaços públicos livres a capacidade de ativar o potencial cívico de um espaço. A fim de problematizar tais apontamentos, foram selecionados dois estudos de caso na cidade de São Paulo: Largo da Batata e Vale do Anhangabaú. Embora ambos sejam praças importantes no contexto da metrópole, por um lado são encontradas pistas de que uma nova vida comunitária nasce no Largo da Batata, enquanto no Vale do Anhangabaú não parece ser encontrada vivência distinta da passagem descompromissada pelo local, alheia à praça. De tal forma, serão analisados aspectos sociais e urbanos de ambos os estudos de caso, estabelecendo um diálogo entre as partes; espera-que ao expor suas similaridades e diferenças seja possível principiar, ou não, respostas às inquietações que movem esta dissertação. / Not oblivious to cultural and economic shifts that occourred in the XX century, it is plausible to say that the bond between humanity and the cities also changes. Comparable to a cluster of scattered images, post modern cities become fragmented and diluted images of itself wereas men becomes alienated, lost amid urban homogenity and chaos. In face of this reality, since the 1960\'s, an wide array of authors have discussed the theme of urban reappropriation, estrategies and visions focused in the relationship between man and cities, in order to stablish, or not, an stronger linkage among them. Accepting this premiss and believing that the use of the streets is indispensible to maintein a healthy urban life, this dissertation intends to debate how, in contemporary cities, streets - read as urban open spaces - could be seen as a community public center. Spread out permeating the urban fabric, this notion would be articulated in the scale of the city by means of influence of a few spots of urban and social significance. Also denominated as place, it is pondered that these spots are of foremost importance to urban revaluation. In accordance to some authors, it is believed that the terminology designates a space that was reappropriated by its social use, where occours an intrinsic social and urban transformation that form than will shape out both personalities. Therefore, the place is seen as fertile ground for cultivating collective identities, indisposable to the process of social referencing of man. Nevertheless, it is wondered: which use is this, which urban experiences, that capable to set of such transformations? Motivated by this question, through out this dissertation it will be argued that resides in the intentional act of sharing urban open spaces the habbility to activate the latent potencial for them to turn into places. In order to problematize these allegations, it was selected two case studies in the city of São Paulo: the Largo da Batata and the Vale do Anhangabaú. Although both are proeminent squares in the metropolis context, while it could be said that a new communal life arises in the Largo da Batata, by other side in Vale do Anhangabaú it is not found distinct experiences other than uncompromised passages, oblivious to the square. Therefore it will be analised social and urban aspects of both case studies to establish a dialogue between them; it is expected that by exposing its similarities and differences it will be possible to answer some of the concerns that motivate this dissertation.

<p>У предметној докторској дисертацији намера је да се сагледају потенцијали<br />и могућности ангажовања отворених простора уз објекте културе Новог<br />Сада и да се утврди интензитет утицаја продужене функције објекта на<br />његово функционисање у програмском и социјалном смислу, као и утицај на<br />урбани квалитет свог окружења. Планирано је истраживање постојећег<br />стања оваквих простора у Новом Саду и дефинисање релевантних фактора<br />за њихово ангажовање, валоризовање, класификовање и формирање<br />типологија са циљем њихове употребе и примене за даља истраживања и<br />трансформације.</p> / <p>U predmetnoj doktorskoj disertaciji namera je da se sagledaju potencijali<br />i mogućnosti angažovanja otvorenih prostora uz objekte kulture Novog<br />Sada i da se utvrdi intenzitet uticaja produžene funkcije objekta na<br />njegovo funkcionisanje u programskom i socijalnom smislu, kao i uticaj na<br />urbani kvalitet svog okruženja. Planirano je istraživanje postojećeg<br />stanja ovakvih prostora u Novom Sadu i definisanje relevantnih faktora<br />za njihovo angažovanje, valorizovanje, klasifikovanje i formiranje<br />tipologija sa ciljem njihove upotrebe i primene za dalja istraživanja i<br />transformacije.</p> / <p>In dissertation the intention is to look at the potentials and possibilities of<br />engaging open spaces with cultural facilities in Novi Sad and to determine<br />the intensity of the impact of the extended function of the facility on its<br />functioning in program in social terms, as well as the impact on urban quality.<br />It is planned to research the current state of such spaces in Novi Sad and<br />define relevant factors for their engagement, valorization, classification and<br />formation of typologies with the aim of their use and application for further<br />research and transformation.</p>