Towards a restorative and liveable urban environment

Towards a restorative and liveable urban environment

Hu, X.

Stolk, E.H. (mentor)
Harteveld, M.G.A.D. (mentor)

Architecture and The Built Environment

Urbanism

2016-06-23

In post-disaster reconstruction process, the physical aspect, such as shelter, food, medical service, etc. always attract great attention, whereas the psychological impact, which is of great significance as well, is among the lower hierarchy (Pynes and Tracy, 2007). This master thesis aims to build the connection between the built environment and post-disaster psychological restoration — restorative experiences that involve the renewal of psychological resources depleted by stress (Hartig, Kaiser & Bowler, 2001). To put it site specific, in the explosion affected area in Tianjin, this connection will be applied in the spatial design process to create a restorative environment, which is lacking in the domain of urbanism if we take a look from a broader scope. Besides this, from a sustainability perspective, the project will make a step forward to creating a more liveable urban environment for the sake of a tiny contribution to a better future of the city.

urban design interventions
restorative environment
liveability
post-disaster
psychological trauma

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Student theses

master thesis

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