Author: Viola Banton
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Languages : en
Pages : 9
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Urban Renewal in Kingston, Jamaica
Transformative Tenements
Author: Sheldon Ricketts
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The hardened inner city community of Trench Town represents one of several impoverished communities that form the heart of the Jamaican capital city, Kingston. As wealth and influence have moved inland, off the coastal plains on which the city was originally settled on, to the slopes of the surrounding mountains, the once vibrant downtown core has decayed. With this urban decay came the social ills that usually accompany failing communities such as crime, violence, shadow economies, health and sanitation issues. As has been the case with many urban centres worldwide, this problem was further exacerbated by an ever present influx of rural immigrants in search of a better life in the city. These associated urban problems not only affect the inhabitants of these communities, but they stifle the growth of the larger national economy. This thesis aims to explore and propose urban design interventions to the inner city community of Trench Town, that not only address the issues of providing viable shelter to the residents of the community, but also begin to set up a frame work of self reliance and economic sustainability and growth, so that the community members can begin to develop their lives for themselves. It also begins to look at ideas of communal living that have been experimented with at on a small scale over the years, but have never been fully integrated into the urban fabric. This thesis looks to examine one specific community within the urban fabric of the city, but all the while cognisant of the fact that this one community is but one in the overall urban fabric, yet recognising that as each informal inner-city community has developed out of a unique set of conditions and thus must be treated individually as such. Throughout the years, several interventions have been implemented to address the overall need to house the population of the expanding urban centres, with many variations of urban housing solutions being used, with varying degrees of success. This thesis will explore the implications of these solutions on the proposed site, and explore viable modifications and variations. Firstl an in depth exploration into the historical and cultural context of the case site will be explored to gain important background knowledge of known factors of spatial development and community needs, and this will form the foundation of any further development going ahead in the case study, which will provide the analytical breakdown of the site and influences. The thesis will then explore international case studies of various approaches to similar situations to identify challenges that have been experienced elsewhere and that may inform the design site. From this research information, parameters and principles will be distilled to inform the overall design intervention. Finally, the proposed design intervention will be reflected upon, and evaluated to try to determine any shortcomings and indentify how the design might be replicated in other communties in Kingston facing similar social and economic conditions.
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The hardened inner city community of Trench Town represents one of several impoverished communities that form the heart of the Jamaican capital city, Kingston. As wealth and influence have moved inland, off the coastal plains on which the city was originally settled on, to the slopes of the surrounding mountains, the once vibrant downtown core has decayed. With this urban decay came the social ills that usually accompany failing communities such as crime, violence, shadow economies, health and sanitation issues. As has been the case with many urban centres worldwide, this problem was further exacerbated by an ever present influx of rural immigrants in search of a better life in the city. These associated urban problems not only affect the inhabitants of these communities, but they stifle the growth of the larger national economy. This thesis aims to explore and propose urban design interventions to the inner city community of Trench Town, that not only address the issues of providing viable shelter to the residents of the community, but also begin to set up a frame work of self reliance and economic sustainability and growth, so that the community members can begin to develop their lives for themselves. It also begins to look at ideas of communal living that have been experimented with at on a small scale over the years, but have never been fully integrated into the urban fabric. This thesis looks to examine one specific community within the urban fabric of the city, but all the while cognisant of the fact that this one community is but one in the overall urban fabric, yet recognising that as each informal inner-city community has developed out of a unique set of conditions and thus must be treated individually as such. Throughout the years, several interventions have been implemented to address the overall need to house the population of the expanding urban centres, with many variations of urban housing solutions being used, with varying degrees of success. This thesis will explore the implications of these solutions on the proposed site, and explore viable modifications and variations. Firstl an in depth exploration into the historical and cultural context of the case site will be explored to gain important background knowledge of known factors of spatial development and community needs, and this will form the foundation of any further development going ahead in the case study, which will provide the analytical breakdown of the site and influences. The thesis will then explore international case studies of various approaches to similar situations to identify challenges that have been experienced elsewhere and that may inform the design site. From this research information, parameters and principles will be distilled to inform the overall design intervention. Finally, the proposed design intervention will be reflected upon, and evaluated to try to determine any shortcomings and indentify how the design might be replicated in other communties in Kingston facing similar social and economic conditions.
Kingston Urban Renewal Project
Transportation as a Catalyst for Urban Renewal "The Kingston Waterfront"
Author: David O'Connor
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This study address the general question of how major infrastucture improvements within an urban area can become a major catalyst for urban renewal.
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
This study address the general question of how major infrastucture improvements within an urban area can become a major catalyst for urban renewal.
Urban Regeneration Management
Author: John Diamond
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135235368
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Urban Regeneration Management analyzes the regeneration management process, locating the issues within both local and international perspectives, critiquing the theoretical literature on globalization, and analyzing a variety of case studies from across the globe.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135235368
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
Urban Regeneration Management analyzes the regeneration management process, locating the issues within both local and international perspectives, critiquing the theoretical literature on globalization, and analyzing a variety of case studies from across the globe.
Jamaica: Downtown Kingston Redevelopment
Author: Urban Development Corporation (Kingston).
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Urban Renewal in South Jamaica
Author: Gwendolyn Delores Pruden
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Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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South Jamaica I Urban Renewal Project
Author: New York City. Housing Preservation and Development, Department of
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Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : New York (NY)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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South Jamaica I Development
Author: New York (N.Y.). Office of the Mayor
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
Decolonizing the Colonial City
Author: Colin Clarke
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199269815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence. He concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa and Brazil.Includes multiple maps produced and compiled using GIS.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199269815
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Colin Clarke investigates the role of class, colour, race, and culture in the changing social stratification and spatial patterning of Kingston, Jamaica since independence. He concludes with a comparison with the post-colonial urban problems of South Africa and Brazil.Includes multiple maps produced and compiled using GIS.