High-density parenting : design, policy, and family-oriented urbanism

Much recent academic and popular writing declares a North American urban renaissance and portrays new urbanites as the childless. Luxury buildings full of studio and one-bedroom units appear downtown, targeting young professionals and empty nesters. Missing from this discussion are middle-class parents choosing the city. Vancouver, BC stands as a critical case. In 1989 the city adopted explicit policies that target parents in dense central areas. These policies provide building and neighborhood amenities for families with children. The purpose of this single-case study dissertation is to understand both how these policies came to be, and the experiences of parents who choose these neighborhoods.

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctoral

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2019

Author dc:creator

• Thomas, Louis L.(Louis Lawton)

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Brent D. Ryan.

• Urban Studies and Planning.

Statement dc:rights

• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/123908

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/123908