Identity infrastructure : redefining London’s Grand Union Canal as a conduit for preservation, mobility, and community

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dc.contributor.advisorPaterson, Robert G.
dc.contributor.advisorAtkinson, Simon, Ph. D.
dc.creatorLake-Smith, Anna Joan
dc.creator.orcid0000-0002-3797-826X
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-25T22:45:09Z
dc.date.available2018-07-25T22:45:09Z
dc.date.created2018-05
dc.date.issued2018-05-04
dc.date.submittedMay 2018
dc.date.updated2018-07-25T22:45:09Z
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the past, present, and future of London’s Grand Union Canal (the canal) as a critical piece of urban infrastructure. The canal is an inimitable force within the city, acting as both a conduit and a place. The advent of the modern canal in England fueled the Industrial Revolution, but by the 1970s, the Grand Union Canal was nearly forgotten. This study seeks to parse out the qualities of the canal that have allowed it to endure through time, and shifting agendas, and puts forth a design proposal that enhances and protects its character. As London faces the inescapable challenges of the 21st century, attention has turned to the canal as a potential tool. Once again, diverging parties are vying to use the canal to address the problems they deem most important. This study focuses on the political interest in returning freight transport to the canals, arguing that while feasible in some locations, the Grand Union Canal has much greater capacity to shape an equitable, verdant, and prosperous future for London.
dc.description.departmentCommunity and Regional Planning
dc.description.departmentArchitecture
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T20G3HG4F
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/65823
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectLondon
dc.subjectCanals
dc.subjectInfrastructure
dc.subjectCommunity
dc.subjectIdentity
dc.subjectUrban design
dc.subjectPlanning
dc.subjectGrand Union Canal
dc.subjectGrand Union Canal design proposal
dc.subjectCanal as freight transport
dc.subjectGrand Union Canal history
dc.titleIdentity infrastructure : redefining London’s Grand Union Canal as a conduit for preservation, mobility, and community
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentCommunity and Regional Planning
thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity and Regional Planning
thesis.degree.disciplineUrban Design
thesis.degree.grantorThe University of Texas at Austin
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Community and Regional Planning
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science in Urban Design

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