LEADER 04366ctm 2200625 i 4500001 ocn435549101 003 OCoLC 005 20231106090614.0 008 090902s2009 xx k bm 000 0 eng d 035 (Sirsi) o435549101 035 (OCoLC)435549101 040 ERE |beng |erda |cERE |dERE |dOCLCQ |dOCLCF |dOCLCQ |dOCLCO |dOCL |dOCLCO |dOCLCQ |dERE |dUtOrBLW 043 n-us-nc 049 EREE 050 4 HC79.C3 |bB38 2009 100 1 Baucom, Katherine, |eauthor. |?UNAUTHORIZED 245 10 Fostering social capital through neighborhood design / |cby Katherine Baucom. 264 0 |c2009. 300 vii, 104 leaves : |bforms ; |c28 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 502 |bM.A. |cEast Carolina University |d2009 500 Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography. 500 Advisor: Holly M. Hapke 520 3 Patterns of urban sprawl have paralleled documented declines in civic engagement as well as changes in the density and formation of social networks. This engagement is embodied in a concept sociologists have termed "social capital." The notion of social capital centers upon the value derived from reciprocal social relationships that act as a resource for both individuals and groups. An alternative settlement form, entitled new urbanism, has offered new hope for revitalizing the physical environment of communities as well as restoring the social capital prevalent in the pre WWII era. This research examines the components of sprawl and new urbanist design, analyzing opportunities for the creation and promotion of social capital in order to form the foundation for an analysis of social capital within various community designs. Using five neighborhoods as case studies, quantitative data derived from GIS database analysis and surveys are utilized, supplemented by personal interviews and observations, in order to provide an accurate representation of physical and social aspects of these communities. Statistical and critical analyses are utilized to examine the relationship between built form and social capital in addition to new urbanism's effect on social capital. Conclusions from this study support the hypothesis that new urbanist development creates an environment conducive to social capital formation and that new urbanist communities contain a greater supply of social capital. 504 Includes bibliographical references (leaves 94-98). 650 0 Infrastructure (Economics) |zNorth Carolina |zWake County. |=^A154185 650 0 Neighborhood planning |zNorth Carolina |zWake County. |=^A906535 650 0 Neighborhoods |zNorth Carolina |zWake County |vCase studies. |=^A67465 650 0 Neighborhoods |xSocial aspects |zNorth Carolina |zWake County. |=^A67465 651 0 Wake County (N.C.) |xPlanning. |=^A93731 650 7 Infrastructure (Economics) |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00973275 650 7 Neighborhood planning. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01035606 650 7 Neighborhoods. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01715963 650 7 Neighborhoods |xSocial aspects. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01725807 650 7 Planning. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01065224 651 7 North Carolina |zWake County. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01204274 |?UNAUTHORIZED 655 7 Academic theses. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01726453 655 7 Case studies. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01423765 655 7 Academic theses. |2lcgft 655 7 Thèses et écrits académiques. |2rvmgf |0(CaQQLa)RVMGF-000001173 655 2 Academic Dissertation. |0(DNLM)D019478 |?UNAUTHORIZED 700 1 Hapke, Holly M., |edegree supervisor. |=^A1136544 710 2 East Carolina University. |bDepartment of Geology. |?UNAUTHORIZED 856 41 |zAccess via ScholarShip |uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10342/11852 949 Click on web address |wasis |hjoyner101 949 Click on web address |wasis |hhsl111 994 C0 |bERE 998 1833695 998 1833695 596 1 4