Thesis
Adaptive reuse and its impact on workforce revitalization
Master of Science (M.S.), Drexel University
Jun 2023
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17918/00001735
Abstract
Adaptive reuse of historic industrial buildings is often touted as a driver of modern economic development in urban areas but also impacts workforce revitalization. For post-industrial cities facing economic challenges such as a lower tax base, reduced population sizes, an increase in vacant buildings or lots, a depleted workforce, and limited resources to support that workforce, adaptive reuse is one method used by developers and city officials to bring these distressed cities back to life. This thesis explores how cities implement workforce development and revitalization strategies by changing their built environment, especially the historic industrial built environment. The key components of adaptive reuse examined in this thesis are the economic and financial viability of adaptive reuse projects, the environmental and sustainability challenges and impact, and the social impacts preservation can have on a community. This thesis highlights three projects in different post-industrial cities- Buffalo, NY, Baltimore, MD, and Philadelphia, PA, and how adaptive reuse projects are helping make economic, sustainable, and social improvements in their communities while retaining their historic fabric.
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- Title
- Adaptive reuse and its impact on workforce revitalization
- Creators
- Rachael Bell
- Contributors
- Joshua M. Stratton-Rayner (Advisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Drexel University
- Degree Awarded
- Master of Science (M.S.)
- Publisher
- Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Number of pages
- v, 57 pages
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Strategy; Architecture, Design, and Urbanism; Drexel University; Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
- Other Identifier
- 991021212415704721