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SEEKING IDENTITY IN COLLEGE TOWNS THROUGH PUBLIC SPACES: AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Hu, Xiao |
| Title | SEEKING IDENTITY IN COLLEGE TOWNS THROUGH PUBLIC SPACES: AN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE |
| Contributor | - |
| Publisher | TuEngr Group |
| Publication Year | 2563 |
| Journal Title | International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies |
| Journal Vol. | 11 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 11A04P: 1-12 |
| Keyword | College town landscape, College town character, Campus community, Urban identity, College town space, Sense of a place, Public Space, University gardens, Cultural identity, Campus identity, Businesses in college towns. |
| URL Website | http://TuEngr.com/Vol11_4.html |
| Website title | ITJEMAST V11(4) 2020 @ TuEngr.com |
| ISSN | 2228-9860 |
| Abstract | Hundreds of USA college towns present a unique type of urban place and different from other cities and towns where the college towns are located. They share many common characters, such as their youthful populations, highly educated workforces, the relative absence of heavy industry, with cultural opportunities more typical of large cities. In addition, the attributes of the institutions located in college towns and the residents breed unusual landscapes and architectural landmarks - the university campus, fraternity rows, the college-oriented shopping districts, and student-oriented housings. In a college town, a higher education institution creates a dominant influence over the characters of the community and mainly contributes to the formation of the town's culture and identity. General urban spaces in college towns are highly used for social interactions and often considered an extension of a university campus. The college town experience has contributed to the town's urban identity formation and played an important role in shaping many citizens' personalities and worldviews. However, limited studies of college towns have been conducted to investigate the unique urban space of college towns. This paper examines the qualities of public spaces in two college towns in the Northwest region of the US: Pullman WA, and Moscow, ID, where the main campus of Washington State University and the University of Idaho is located respectively and investigates how they contribute to the shape of local identity. Employing field observations and interviews, this study focuses on the edges between the university campus and the town center and observes how the urban experience of using these edges supports social interaction and shapes people's unique sense of a place. This study reveals a unique urban pattern of spatial performance and its relationship to people's spatial experience and interpretation. Also, this study suggests the qualities of designing public spaces to promote the sense of place and tactile reality. |
