Although tourism can be defined in different ways it is essentially the activity of a tourist, “a temporarily leisured person who voluntarily visits a place away from home for the purpose of experiencing a change” (Smith 1989, 2). Graburn (1989) characterized tourism as a kind of ritual process that reflects society’s deeply held values about […]
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Landscapes are symbolic environments created when persons place meaning in nature and the environment and give the environment definition and form according to particular perspectives, values and beliefs. (Berger & Luckman 1967). Cultural groups transform the natural environment into landscapes through the use of different symbols that bestow different meanings on the same physical objects. […]
Filed under: anthro of property, natural landscape, environmental planning on April 16th, 2008 | No Comments »
So I’ve decided to change my paper to this:
“Competition for access to resources, whether that resource is potable water, a presidential nomination, housing, or profitable land pushes individuals and groups to construct social and economic institutions that enable such access (Radin, 1993; Schwartz, 2006). This paper will discuss access to private land as it occurs […]
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Psychological ownership is defined as a sense of ownership or responsibility not bounded by legal right or static place (Pierce, Kostova & Dirks, 2000). Psychological ownership for a particular place may also promote feelings of responsibility that include feelings of being protective, caring, and nurturing and the proactive assumption of […]
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This paper claimed that there is an association between the percentage of tree cover and typical activity. Using the behavioral mapping technique helped us understand the current use pattern of Crown Heights sidewalks and the percentage of trees. Using this technique could inform the city about where we can first plant trees where residents are […]
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The highest percentage of activity observed in high cover tree areas for a certain time was a tie between weekday mornings (adults, 56%), weekend mornings (adults, 56%), and weekend evenings (adults, 56%). During those times, adults engaged in active behavior more often than passive. However, for all days youth engaged in passive behavior more often […]
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The street tree stocking level in census track 223 ranged from 33 trees per block to 6 trees per block; with an average of 19. Although this study cannot report where this census track falls in the 51-75% tree level reported for Crown Heights the map (see Figure 1) does show a significant lack of […]
Filed under: environmental planning on April 8th, 2008 | No Comments »
I conducted research in Crown Heights, Brooklyn during the month of November, 2007 in order to evaluate the plaNYC proposal and relate it to current New York City neighborhoods.
To develop a coding system using a time-sampling schedule (Ittelson et al 1970) I systematically listed behaviors on a one block area during mid-morning and early afternoon. […]
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Now that we have elaborated neighborhood needs by examining the role of public space and treescapes in urban life and how we might map such roles we will move more specifically into the PlaNYC2030 goals.
CURRENT NYC PRACTICES
PlaNYC2030 is a push to create a more sustainable and ‘green’ city by 2030. Part of this proposal includes […]
Filed under: environmental planning on April 6th, 2008 | No Comments »
Thinking back to “third places” and the social and physical interaction that occurs there it is important to understand ways residents make the city manageable and meaningful and that trees and sidewalks are important for our physical and social environment. In order for us to study, understand and actually ‘see’ this interaction we need a […]
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