Impact of Boundary Removal Project on  Residentsâ€™ Perceptions: Cases in Taiwan

Heng Zhang; Yu-Hao Ou; Yu-Min Chang

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1532

Authors

Heng Zhang National Cheng Kung University http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6574-384X
Yu-Hao Ou Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Yu-Min Chang Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1532

Keywords:

Environmental amelioration, Neighborhood safety, Perceived change, Place attachment

Abstract

Boundary removal project (BRP) 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 BRP, which tries to turn it into a functional and aesthetic space. This study intends to explore the impact of campus BRP 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 impact on all three perceptions.

Keywords: Environmental amelioration; Neighborhood safety; Perceived change; Place attachment

eISSN: 2398-4287 Â© 2018. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peerâ€“review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v3i9.1532

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