Thesis
An evaluation of an urban riverfront park, Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington: Experiences and lessons for designers
Washington State University
Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
2002
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/75
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is through an evaluation of Spokane's Riverfront Park to learn how urban riverfront parks function, which should contribute to the improvement of design of future urban riverfront parks. The thesis will include a literature review to build an understanding of the role and evolution of waterfronts, urban parks and the combination of waterfront parks in their surrounding cities. Further through a review of case studies of successful waterfront parks, the research will explore the general design experiences of waterfront parks. Then the thesis will use Spokane's Riverfront Park as a case study to explore the changing roles of the riverfront in Spokane urban development, determining why it changed in order to find the cultural meanings of the riverfront to Spokane residents. According to the knowledge gained from the literature review, review of case studies and the historical research of Spokane Riverfront, this research will identify the major factors related to the success of a riverfront park: cultural meaning, urban context, park layout and usage. This part of the research will concentrate on how these three aspects can be applied to an analysis of the characteristics of the current Spokane's Riverfront Park. Through analysis of the above features of the Spokane's Riverfront Park, this research endeavors to find the successful points of the present park design and identify the problems that need to improve or change. Design suggestions were given for the improvement of the park and its connection with downtown. General guidelines were also developed for designers working on riverfront projects.
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Details
- Title
- An evaluation of an urban riverfront park, Riverfront Park, Spokane, Washington
- Creators
- Li Zhang
- Contributors
- Robert A. Scarfo (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Horticulture, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Science (MS), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; Pullman, Wash. :
- Identifiers
- 99900525273701842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis