Thesis outline

The Living Streets

The dissertation is structured as follows.

I Introduction
Introduces the reader to the general problem of pedestrian safety and the rapid invasion of the
motorcar in urban areas. Briefly mentions the consequences on daily life of the the modernist
approach of separating pedestrian and vehicles in cities.
Outline current concerns on the subject of road safety and underline successful approaches and their limits.

II Middle Bit
A: Previous work, specific to the methods of sharing spaces and reappropriation of streets as vital
public spaces.
B. The Aldo Van Eyck work and its relevance as a ground level approach on the problems in cities.
C. The dynamics of my research, my observation of people on specific cities and first insights
D. The importance of “one off “ designs as test pilots of my final design and how they influences the
research
E. Outlines how I dealt with the gained insights and how they become part of a list of design
requirements
F. Discussion on how my design(results) could integrate previous work made by others (such as shared
places) and also evaluate the value of my approach.

III Conclusions
Highlight the major findings on the ways in which design can help the urban streets to be reconquered as a living public space