Influences of Boundary Space Amelioration on Residents' Key Perceptions in Communities

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Heng Zhang
Yu-Hao Ou
Yu-Min Chang

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Boundary space amelioration (BSA) aims to eliminate barriers between two sites and activate the grey residual space in-between. School campus in Taiwan is often surrounded by walls, which blocks its connection to communities and often creates security concerns. School campus has become the most popular target for BSA, which tries to turn it into a functional and aesthetic space. This study intends to explore the influences of campus BSA within a community, especially its relationships with neighborhood safety, perceived change and place attachment. The result shows that the improvement of boundary environment has a significant influence on all three perceptions.

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Zhang, H., Ou, Y.-H. and Chang, Y.-M. 2019. Influences of Boundary Space Amelioration on Residents’ Key Perceptions in Communities. Asian Journal of Quality of Life. 4, 16 (Apr. 2019), 16–32. DOI:https://doi.org/10.21834/ajqol.v4i16.193.

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