Prioritizing Underserved Communities for Thermal Comfort Street Retrofit in Eugene, OR

dc.contributor.authorHsu, Po Ying
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-19T00:39:43Z
dc.date.available2019-06-19T00:39:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-18
dc.description102 pages. Examining committee chair: Yekang Koen_US
dc.description.abstractIn consideration of climate change and the increasing trend of extreme weather events, communities see more urgent needs for preparation, especially for protecting their vulnerable populations. Given the growing climate challenges, this project aims to develop a design proposal for thermally comfortable walkable and bikable street network within the vulnerable communities in Eugene, Oregon, to address the increasing urban heat island (UHI) effects and heat waves. The project first focuses on prioritizing vulnerable communities in Eugene through spatial analysis using American Community Survey (ACS) socio-economic data and the UHI map. Using expert surveys and Garret’s Ranking Technique, 25 block groups were identified and prioritized for thermal comfort street implementation. After considering the locations of vulnerable communities, I propose a city-wide thermal comfort street network along with specific street design recommendations of four selected block groups based on the urban form types and demographic characteristics. This proposal could help the City of Eugene to efficiently allocate its resources for climate change adaptation through prioritizing vulnerable communities and implementing effective design interventions.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/24643
dc.languageen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Landscape Architecture Program, M.S.;
dc.rightsCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USen_US
dc.subjectLandscape architectureen_US
dc.subjectStreetscape designen_US
dc.subjectClimate changeen_US
dc.subjectUrban heat islanden_US
dc.subjectCooling effecten_US
dc.subjectVulnerable communitiesen_US
dc.subjectPedestrian streetsen_US
dc.subjectBike networken_US
dc.subjectPedestrian coolingen_US
dc.titlePrioritizing Underserved Communities for Thermal Comfort Street Retrofit in Eugene, ORen_US
dc.typeTerminal Projecten_US

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