Keywords
studentification, community engagement, recreational space management, higher education, urban renewal, spatial justice
Abstract
At a time when regulation impacting colleges and universities has steadily increased, institutional leaders have explored ways to maximize their educational effectiveness, impact, and public contribution to their surrounding communities. Public colleges and universities often use public-private partnerships to develop institutionally owned or managed spaces on and surrounding their campuses. As a result, institutional stakeholders are infused with existing community neighborhoods, cultures and structures, which often results in permanent change imposed on these neighbors and neighborhoods. Using a comparative case study approach, this exploratory research explored the relationship between campus stakeholders utilizing campus and private recreational spaces and their sense of belonging to the campus environment in the neighborhood areas in a newly developed area. The study involved the use of interviews and facilitated conversations determine: (a) how campus stakeholders' sense of belonging is impacted using newly developed recreational space in their neighborhood and (b) how new public recreational space demographically and socially influences the surrounding community. The case in this study is a newly developed community park dedicated to the community it resides in. It also is a recreational space in a downtown, urban city. The space is partially managed and funded by a private developer, two major institutions of higher education, and the local government.
Completion Date
2024
Semester
Spring
Committee Chair
Bryer, Thomas
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Community Innovation and Education
Department
Public Administration
Degree Program
Public Affairs
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
DP0028311
URL
https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0028311
Language
English
Rights
In copyright
Release Date
May 2024
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Campus Location
UCF Downtown
STARS Citation
Jenkins, Briyanna N., "A Comparative Case of the Sense of Belonging of Students and Black Neighborhood Stakeholders Utilizing Public Recreational Space Near an Urban College Campus" (2024). Graduate Thesis and Dissertation 2023-2024. 142.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2023/142
Accessibility Status
Meets minimum standards for ETDs/HUTs