Resilience in an Urban Social Space: A Case Study of Wenceslas Square
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2011

Eastern Europe experienced a significant disruption of economic and political systems as communism collapsed in late 1989.This thesis examines how these rapid political and economic changes were manifested socially in public places, in their use, meaning and perception, and how these changes encourage or diminish resilience in an urban social space.The thesis also addresses an issue made particularly salient during the economic and political disruption seen globally since 2008: how design can in