Downtown redevelopment: a case study of the City of Airdrie

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dc.contributor.advisorMuller, Larissa
dc.contributor.authorAustrom, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T21:31:09Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T21:31:09Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 195-196en
dc.descriptionSome pages are in colour.en
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dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this Master's Degree Project is to determine what adaptations to conventional downtown revitalization strategies are necessary to turn a downtown in a medium sized satellite city into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly area. The City of Airdrie is used as a case study. To this end, the MDP examines the conventional downtown redevelopment strategies. An analysis of these strategies indicates that there are inherent assumptions in the literature which make these strategies insufficient for downtown redevelopment in a satellite city. These assumptions include a particular historical trajectory, spatial location of the city, city size. As the literature has a USA bias, additional case studies from Alberta investigate what downtown redevelopment strategies are being utilized more locally. The literature review leads to the development of a new analytical framework for examining satellite city downtown redevelopment. That framework emphasizes locational advantages while addressing the spatial economy, pedestrian flow generation, urban design and stakeholder participation. This project proposes that successful downtown redevelopment in a satellite city requires a modified approach.
dc.format.extent196 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationAustrom, E. (2008). Downtown redevelopment: a case study of the City of Airdrie (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://ucalgary.scholaris.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/1595
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/1595
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/102596
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyEnvironmental Design
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleDowntown redevelopment: a case study of the City of Airdrie
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePlanning
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Environmental Design (MEDes)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 1769 520708932
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