@phdthesis{PuentesRivera,
  author    = {Puentes-Rivera, Yomayra},
  title     = {WHISPERS OF MEMORY, MURMURS OF HISTORY ACOUSTIC MONU-MEMORIALS IN PUBLIC SPACES. Exploratory research of strategies used to create acoustic experiences of commemoration, remembrance, mourning and memory},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3932},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20190603-39323},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {265},
  abstract  = {This research seeks to make an exploratory study of the strategies used by the creators of monuments, memorials, and commemorative places located in the public spaces that use sound as one of the primary raw material in their design. The term acoustic monu-memorials was coined in this research to encircle these structures and places. In order to achieve the goal of this research, it was necessary to compile a number of samples, primarily after the digital recording era of captured sound around 1971 to the present. The compilation was relevant because such a compendium was not found in the literature, and to the author's knowledge, a comprehensive investigation of the strategies used in planning acoustic monu-memorials in the urban spaces does not exist. The method used to create such compendium was to send a question to people with different background identities, such as visual and sound artists, musicians, art curators, and heritage scholars among others. This question produced a selection of 51 examples of acoustic monu-memorials located in public spaces. Subsequently, the examples were classified into four major categories according to their form and nature. Additionally, two examples from the main categories were chosen as case studies: The Sinti and Roma Memorial in Berlin, Germany and the Niche monument in Cali, Colombia. These study cases were presented, described, and analysed in detail as they represent the type of what could be defined as an acoustic monu-memorial in general. Lynch's (1960) five elements that help individuals build the image of the city were transferred and used as a tool to help to build this image into acoustic terms. A thorough analysis of the acquired data yielded found the strategies used by the designers to shape, modify, transform, and structure public space. These strategies are entitled Sound Spaces. Moreover, a list entitled Urban Acoustic Commemoration Code was compiled. This list of suggestions addresses urban planners, architects, artists, designers, and general public interested in the aspects involved when creating acoustic commemoration phenomena in public spaces.},
  subject      = {Stadtentwicklung},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Reshetnikova,
  author    = {Reshetnikova, Tatiana},
  title     = {Transformation of the Environment: Influence of "Urban Reagents." German and Russian Case Studies},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4351},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210128-43517},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {256 (thesis) + 23 (Folder) + 83 (CD)},
  abstract  = {An urban regeneration manifests itself through urban objects operating as change agents. The en-tailed diverse effects on the surroundings demonstrate experimental origin - an experiment as a preplanned but unpredictable method. An understanding of influences and features of urban ob-jects requires scrutiny due to a high potential of the elements to force an alteration and reactions. This dissertation explores the transformation of the milieu and mechanisms of this transformation.},
  subject      = {Stadtentwicklung},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Podlaszewska,
  author    = {Podlaszewska, Rizky Suci Ammalia},
  title     = {The Placemaking of Destination. Localization and Commoditization process of Urban Tourism. Study case Palembang Indonesia},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.3699},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20171201-36995},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  abstract  = {This research addresses the discourse of tourism as a tool for place-making of urban destination. Relevant to the study of place-making is the analysis of the commoditization and localization process dependent upon the appropriation of urban landscape and local cultures. In the research, localization is interpreted as the act of determining the attributes of locality, while commoditization is defined as the process by which local attributes that have commercial potential end up in becoming tourism commodity. Following this, the commoditization of intrinsic cultural value is disseminated within a branding strategy and intervention reflecting social and political relations. Therefore, the research suggests that tourism place-making has not only been constructed through the top-down regulatory body, but has been also generated through the attributes of its locality. By utilizing the critical and constructivist paradigm, the research depicts the conditions of the localization and commoditization process in establishing the base line of its realization within the symbolic economy. Thus, a qualitative case study approach was adopted. The study area of this dissertation is Palembang, as one of the capital cities in Indonesia advancing in its overall urban development. To investigate urban tourism as a tool for development strategy, it is useful to investigate the role of tourism which embodies (1) spatial transformation; how tourism gives significant impacts on urban form, and (2) the socio-cultural aspect; how neighbourhood is related to tourism industry. The findings suggest that tourism place-making involves the reciprocity of urban dynamics: cities take on tourism as a reference model of development, and tourist areas adopt the proliferation of cultural lifestyle to meet the industry's demands.},
  subject      = {Urbanistik},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Lee,
  author    = {Lee, Sihyo},
  title     = {The making of totalitarian city in Pyongyang: The spatial transition from free to ideology, and for marketization},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4173},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200526-41731},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {238},
  abstract  = {Space is a social product and a social producer. The main aim of this thesis is to reveal 'the process of totalitarian city making in Pyongyang', especially in the light of the interaction between the power and urban space. The totalitarian city of Pyongyang was born out of modernization in the process of masses formation. During the growth of colonial capitalism and Christian liberal ideas, Pyongyang was modernized and displayed the characteristics of a modern city with industrialization and urbanization. During the introduction of Japanese colonial capitalism, peasants, women, and slaves became the first masses and urban poor, and they later transformed into the mob; their violence was finally demonstrated during the Anti-Chinese Riot. After the 1945 independence, Kim's regime formed the one-party state with a cry for revolution. They produced an atmosphere of imminent war to instill fear and hatred into the psyche of Pyongyang citizens. The regime eliminated all political opponents in 1967 and finally declared the totalitarian ideology in 1974. During this process, Pyongyang demonstrated two main characteristics of a totalitarian city: the space of terror and of ideology. The space of terror produces the fear of death and the space of ideology controls the thought and life of citizens. After entry to the market, to keep Kim's controlling power, the regime used the strategy of location exchange. The camp, market, and Foreign Currency Shop were effective tools to prepare for executives' gifts. However, the market also produces the desire not only for consumption but also for freedom and truth; it is tearing down the foundation of the totalitarian city of Pyongyang. This research focuses primarily on the interaction between political power and urban space. In the process of making a totalitarian city, the power produced urban space and it influenced the psyche of Pyongyang citizens. Even though this spatial transition has created the totalitarian city and helped maintain political power, it also led and produced intended or unintended social variation in Pyongyang society.},
  subject      = {Pyongyang},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Elazzazy,
  author    = {Elazzazy, Mohamed},
  title     = {The Garden Suburbs of Cairo. A morphological urban analysis of Zamālik, Ma'ādī, and Heliopolis},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4149},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200506-41491},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {222},
  abstract  = {During the British occupation of Egypt in the beginning of the 20th century, several suburban developments were established on the periphery of the city of Cairo. These initially attracted the small British community and later foreigners and Egyptians, mainly from the elite community. These suburban developments, including Ma'ādī, Zamālik, Heliopolis, Qubbah-Gardens, and Garden City, became the fashionable residential quarters of Cairo. Until now, some of these areas still represent the distinguishable residential settlements of the city. Ma'ādī, Zamālik, and Heliopolis specifically are nostalgically appropriated in the design of recent suburban developments around Greater Cairo. Some of the 20th century suburban developments around Cairo are labeled or described as "garden cities." During the early 20th century, two thriving British town planning movements emerged, namely, the garden city movement and the garden suburb movement. This study investigates the hypothesis that these suburban developments, are indeed "garden suburbs" like the British movement, despite that few are labeled or described as "garden cities,". Although several studies have examined the historical development of such settlements, their relation, however, to the British planning movements and their transfer process received little attention from planning historians. Few studies also analyze the urban design aspects that made these suburban developments distinguishable since their foundation and until today. To guide the validity of this study's hypothesis, a set of research questions are formulated: (1) What is the difference between the garden city and the garden suburb movements? (2) How were the British planning movements transferred to Egypt? (3) What are the urban design aspects that makes these suburban developments distinguishable as garden suburbs? To answer these research questions, a historical morphological urban analysis is conducted through case studies. The study first studies the difference between the garden city and the garden suburb movements, mainly in Britain, through the analysis of publications on the promoter of both movements: for the garden city, E. Howards' book "The Garden City of Tomorrow," published in 1902, and for the garden suburb, R. Unwin's books "Town Planning in Practice," published in 1909, and "Nothing Gained from Overcrowding," published in 1912. Then a morphological urban analysis of Letchworth Garden City and Brentham Garden Suburb, considered the first examples of each movement, is conducted. In order to analyze the transfer process, the study adopts M. Volait and J. Nasr's theory on transporting planning, through investigating the authority in power responsible for the establishment of these suburban developments. This is followed by the morphological urban analysis of three suburban developments around Cairo, namely, Zamālik, Ma'ādī, and Heliopolis. The morphological analysis focuses on the background of their establishment, authority in power responsible for the development, design principles, urban context, street typology, residential block typology, social infrastructure, and social target group. Finally, the study compares between Brentham, Letchworth, Zamālik, Ma'ādī, and Heliopolis. The comparative analysis aims to highlight the differences between the studied cases of Cairo and how they are different from or alike the British movements. This study concludes that the suburban developments around Cairo during the British occupation, are in fact garden suburbs, despite that some are being described or labeled as garden city. This movement was exported via urban land development companies with foreign European capital, rather than via colonial dominance. It finally highlights a set of urban design aspects that distinguish them as garden suburbs of Cairo. This study hopes to support future conservation plan of these areas and the design of future suburban developments.},
  subject      = {Kairo},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Torreiter,
  author    = {Torreiter, Laura},
  title     = {St{\"a}dtebauliche Aufwertung im Leipziger Osten: Migrant:innen als Pioniere beim Erwerb und der Sanierung von Baudenkmalen},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.6408},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230717-64081},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {209},
  abstract  = {Anhand der st{\"a}dtebaulichen und sozialen Transformation des {\"o}stlichen Gr{\"u}nderzeitgebietes von Leipzig wird die Rolle von migrantischen Hausbesitzenden und in der Bausanierung T{\"a}tigen im Aufwertungsprozess untersucht. Der Zugang zum Gegenstand verbindet Fragen der Stadtsoziologie und der Denkmalforschung. Im sozialen Feld der Stadterneuerung wird die Revitalisierung des ehemals von Leerstand und R{\"u}ckbau betroffenen Baubestandes ausgehandelt. Die Positionen der Akteur:innen im Feld werden durch ihre Ausstattung mit {\"o}konomischem, aber auch sozialem und kulturellem Kapital bestimmt. Angeh{\"o}rige der Planungs- und Denkmalbeh{\"o}rden verf{\"u}gen {\"u}ber institutionalisiertes Kulturkapital und stehen damit Kleineigent{\"u}mer:innen, h{\"a}ufig Autodidakt:innen, gegen{\"u}ber. Baudenkmale k{\"o}nnen {\"u}ber ihre Funktion als Geldanlage und Wohnraum hinaus Status repr{\"a}sentieren und symbolisch angeeignet werden. Denkmalschutz dient dem {\"o}ffentlichen Interesse am Erhalt historischer Bausubstanz. Bei Sanierungen bestehen die Herausforderungen der Vereinbarkeit von Konservierung und Modernisierung, der Finanzierbarkeit f{\"u}r Eigent{\"u}mer:innen und der Sozialvertr{\"a}glichkeit f{\"u}r Bewohnende. Eine Darstellung der historischen Entwicklung des Leipziger Ostens zu Beginn der Analyse veranschaulicht die Abh{\"a}ngigkeit kultureller, sozialer und {\"o}konomischer Werte des Baubestandes vom jeweiligen gesellschaftlichen Kontext. Planerische Konzepte f{\"u}r das Gebiet zeigen, dass eine sozio{\"o}konomische Stabilisierung und Imageverbesserung erreicht werden sollte durch das Aufgreifen von Potentialen, wie den denkmalgesch{\"u}tzten Bauten, dem zuziehenden alternativen Milieu und migrantischer {\"O}konomie. Es wird deutlich, dass nach einer initialen Ans{\"a}ssigkeit von Pionier:innen die {\"o}ffentlichen Infrastrukturmaßnahmen und Denkmalausweisungen eine Inwertsetzung v. a. durch externe Anlegende vorbereiteten. Darauf aufbauend wurden anhand einer qualitativen Befragung die Erfahrungen von st{\"a}dtischen Mitarbeitenden, Fachleuten und im Quartier Engagierten denen von lokalen migrantischen Hausbesitzenden und im Bereich Sanierung T{\"a}tigen gegen{\"u}bergestellt. Migrant:innengruppen haben den Stadtraum in einer Phase vorherrschender Abwanderung durch die Er{\"o}ffnung von Gesch{\"a}ften und Institutionen sowie den Erwerb von Immobilien f{\"u}r sich erschlossen. Strukturelle Benachteiligungen, wie Diskriminierung auf dem Arbeitsmarkt, ihre Ans{\"a}ssigkeit im sozial stigmatisierten Gebiet sowie geringes {\"o}konomisches Kapital versuchten sie durch den Einsatz von sozialem Kapital auszugleichen. Sanierungen erfolgten mit hoher Eigenleistung und R{\"u}ckgriff auf private Netzwerke. Die Analyse des Erneuerungsprozesses im Leipziger Osten zeigt, dass in einer initialen Phase Pionier:innen von Planenden und der Denkmalpflege als essentiell f{\"u}r die Entwicklung angesehen wurden. G{\"u}nstige Instandsetzungen durch Kleineigent{\"u}mer:innen wurden akzeptiert, um Geb{\"a}ude vor weiterem Verfall zu bewahren. Mit der zunehmenden Forderung nach Verwendung hochwertiger Materialen werden die Sanierungsleistungen nach {\"a}sthetischen und letztlich {\"o}konomischen Kriterien bewertet. Gegen{\"u}ber sozialen Folgen einer Aufwertung von Bausubstanz l{\"a}sst sich eine unkritische Haltung der Denkmalpflege erkennen. Bei der Vermarktung der Best{\"a}nde durch professionelle Investierende findet die Sozialgeschichte des Stadtteils wenig Ber{\"u}cksichtigung, positiv besetzte Merkmale des Quartiers, wie Multikulturalit{\"a}t werden selektiv aufgegriffen. Der Anteil migrantischer Akteur:innen an der Entwicklung wird durch die {\"O}ffentlichkeit unzureichend anerkannt. Auch die Wertsch{\"a}tzung von Planenden und im Quartier Engagierten erfolgt v. a. anhand des {\"o}konomischen Status. Hohe Erwartungen an die Gesch{\"a}ftsstruktur und die Erscheinung des Straßenbildes k{\"o}nnen nicht erf{\"u}llt werden. Migrantische Hausbesitzende und im Bereich Sanierung T{\"a}tige ben{\"o}tigen f{\"u}r die Auseinandersetzung mit der Denkmalpflege kulturelles Kapital. Sie erkennen die Bedeutung des historischen Baubestandes f{\"u}r die Stadt und die Arbeit der Institution an, kritisieren jedoch Sanierungsauflagen bzw. Mitarbeitende der Denkmalpflege und k{\"o}nnen sich z. T. gegen diese behaupten. Lokale migrantische Kleineigent{\"u}mer:innen leisten durch ihre Quartiersbindung einen Beitrag zur {\"o}konomischen und sozialen Stabilisierung. Mit ihrer Aufstiegsorientierung f{\"o}rdern sie in der Vermietungspraxis jedoch nur bedingt die Integration anderer Migrant:innen und grenzen sich von statusniedrigen Gruppen im Quartier ab. Migrantische Hausbesitzende und Unternehmende nehmen sich selbst als erfolgreiche Vorreitende in einer heterogener werdenden ostdeutschen Stadtgesellschaft wahr. Sie erkannten fr{\"u}hzeitig das Entwicklungspotential und geh{\"o}ren zu den Initiierenden und Profitierenden der Inwertsetzung.},
  subject      = {Leipzig},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Markert,
  author    = {Markert, Michael},
  title     = {R{\"a}umliche Navigation durch richtungsgebundene Stereofonie},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4303},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20201214-43038},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {394},
  abstract  = {Die Verbreitung mobiler Smartphones und besonders deren allgegenw{\"a}rtige Lokalisierungstechnologien ver{\"a}ndern das Navigationsverhalten im Raum nachhaltig. Parallel zur schnell voranschreitenden Entwicklung allt{\"a}glicher Ger{\"a}te, die mitgef{\"u}hrt werden, setzt der {\"U}bergang der bereits l{\"a}nger dauernden Entwicklung von Virtual-Reality-Technik in eine erweiterte und augmentierte Mixed Reality ein. In diesem Spannungsfeld untersucht die vorliegende Arbeit, inwieweit richtungsgebundene und binaural wiedergegebene Stereofonie die menschliche Bewegung im Raum beeinflussen kann und versucht zu er{\"o}rtern, welche Potenziale in der Wiederentdeckung einer relativ lange bekannten Technik liegen. Der Autor hat im Rahmen dieser Arbeit eine binaurale mobile Applikation f{\"u}r richtungsgebundene Stereofonie entwickelt, mit der virtuelle bewegte oder statische Audio-Hotspots im Raum platziert werden k{\"o}nnen. So kann links, rechts oder 30 Meter vor einer Person ein virtueller oder tats{\"a}chlicher Klang im Raum verortet sein. Durch die in Echtzeit berechnete binaurale Wiedergabe der Klangquellen mit einem Stereo-Kopfh{\"o}rer k{\"o}nnen diese r{\"a}umlich verorteten Kl{\"a}nge mit zwei Ohren dreidimensional wahrgenommen werden, {\"a}hnlich dem r{\"a}umlichen Sehen mit zwei Augen. Durch den Einsatz mehrerer lokalisierter Klangquellen als Soundscape entsteht eine augmentierte auditive Realit{\"a}t, die die physische Realit{\"a}t erweitert. Die Position und Navigation des Nutzers wird durch binaurale Lautst{\"a}rkenmodulation (die Lautst{\"a}rke nimmt bei abnehmender Distanz zur Quelle zu) und Stereopanning mit Laufzeitmodulation (die Richtung wird {\"u}ber ein Stereosignal auf beiden Ohren r{\"a}umlich links-rechts-vorne verortet) interaktiv und kybernetisch beeinflusst. Die Nutzer navigieren — durch ihr Interesse an den h{\"o}rbaren virtuellen Klangquellen geleitet — durch einen dynamisch erzeugten, dreidimensionalen akustischen Raum, der gleichzeitig ein virtueller und kybernetischer Raum ist, da die Repr{\"a}sentation der Kl{\"a}nge an die Bewegung und Ausrichtung der Nutzer im Raum angepasst wird. Diese Arbeit untersucht, ob die Bewegung von Menschen durch (virtuelle) Kl{\"a}nge beeinflusst werden kann und wie groß oder messbar dieser Einfluss ist. Dabei k{\"o}nnen nicht alle k{\"u}nstlerischen, architektonischen und philosophischen Fragen im Rahmen der vorliegenden Schrift er{\"o}rtert werden, obwohl sie dennoch als raumtheoretische Fragestellung von Interesse sind. Hauptgegenstand der vorliegenden Arbeit liegt in der Erforschung, ob richtungsgebundene Stereofonie einen relevanten Beitrag zur menschlichen Navigation, haupts{\"a}chlich zu Fuß, in urbanen Gebieten — vorwiegend im Außenraum — leisten kann. Der erste Teil gliedert sich in »Raum und Klang«, es werden raumtheoretische {\"U}berlegungen zur menschlichen Bewegung im Raum, Raumvorstellungen, r{\"a}umliche Kl{\"a}nge und Klangwahrnehmung sowie die Entwicklung stereofoner Apparaturen und Aspekte der Augmented Audio Reality besprochen. Im zweiten Teil werden drei Demonstratoren als Anwendungsszenarien und drei Evaluierungen im Außenraum vorgestellt. Die Tests untersuchen, ob sich das Verfahren zur Navigation f{\"u}r Fußg{\"a}nger eignet und inwieweit eine Einflussnahme auf das Bewegungsverhalten von Nutzern getroffen werden kann. Die Auswertungen der Tests zeigen, dass sich stereofone Kl{\"a}nge grunds{\"a}tzlich als Navigationssystem eignen, da eine große Mehrzahl der Teilnehmer die akustisch markierten Ziele leicht gefunden hat. Ebenso zeigt sich ein klarer Einfluss auf die Bewegungsmuster, allerdings ist dieser abh{\"a}ngig von individuellen Interessen und Vorlieben. Abschließend werden die Ergebnisse der Untersuchungen im Kontext der vorgestellten Theorien diskutiert und die Potenziale stereofoner Anwendungen in einem Ausblick behandelt. Bei der Gestaltung, Erzeugung und Anwendung mobiler Systeme sind unterschiedliche mentale und r{\"a}umliche Modelle und Vorstellungen der Entwickler und Anwender zu beachten. Da eine umfassende transdisziplin{\"a}re Betrachtung klare Begrifflichkeiten erfordert, werden Argumente f{\"u}r ein raumtheoretisches Vokabular diskutiert. Diese sind f{\"u}r einen gestalterischen Einsatz von richtungsgebundener Stereofonie — besonders im Kontext mobiler Navigation durch akustisch augmentierte R{\"a}ume — {\"a}ußerst relevant.},
  subject      = {Raum},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Shamskooshki,
  author    = {Shamskooshki, Hanieh},
  title     = {Perception of Socio-Spatial Segregation: The Interaction of Physical and Social Urban Space-Study case of Tehran Neighborhoods},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4466},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210802-44666},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  abstract  = {"How to understand the interaction between urban space and social processes" is a significant question in urban studies. To answer that, the city needs to be recognized as both a physical and a social entity and urban theory and practice need to connect these (Hillier 2007). The present research aims to re-examine the complex correlation between spatial and social inequality manifestations in the city of Tehran regarding the concept of segregation. It observes the causes and consequences of segregation in Tehran and provides an insight into both concepts of socio-spatial segregation and neighborhood effects and creates a link between them. First, I argue when, where, and for whom spatial locations affect the chances of social networks in Tehran. Then, I discuss how neighborhood effects can emerge via social network mechanisms and thus affect the perceptions of residents in the neighborhoods.},
  subject      = {Soziales Netzwerk},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Cervantes,
  author    = {Cervantes, Juan},
  title     = {Liberal or coordinated Sustainability? Environmental Governance in Different Capitalist Schemes: Germany and the United Kingdom.},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.2334},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20141218-23343},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {179},
  abstract  = {This research represents an effort made towards contribute to the critical thinking from an analysis of the hegemonic neoliberal ideology, which supports the idea of the end of history and the technocratic universalism which in turn implies the imposition of a single model of life, denying, in the name of realism and the end of utopias, any other alternative possibility. This makes it necessary to recover the critical thinking to analyze and understand the reality, thus overcoming the ideological barrier towards claiming that things can be otherwise. It is clear from this research that the discourse of sustainable development has unquestionably transformed the context and content of political activity in Europe. This discourse has exercised and obvious influence in the Governance processes, mainly because it has contributed to the introduction of a new political field, which was then promoted, either explicitly or implicitly by policy-makers, researchers on the field and practitioners during the last three decades. Though it may be bold to affirm that the discourse of sustainable development is the sole driver of these whole set of changes, there is no doubt that it has played a key part in the way in which the governance priorities have been handled in the European continent.},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Motalebi,
  author    = {Motalebi, Mahgol},
  title     = {Immigrant's Home in the Making through Spatial Practice; The Case of Iranians in Berlin},
  doi       = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.6426},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20230925-64266},
  school      = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar},
  pages     = {237},
  abstract  = {Due to the significant number of immigrants in Europe, especially Germany, integration is an ongoing subject of debate. Since the 1970s, with the emergence of the discussions on 'place,' it has also been realized that the immigrant experience is associated with location. Nevertheless, due to the challenges in capturing the place and migration relevance, there is a gap in understanding the role of the migrant's geography of experiences and its outcomes (Phillips \& Robinson, 2015). This research aims to investigate the extent to which both the process of objective integration and the socio-spatial practices of high-skilled Iranian immigrants in Berlin outline and influence their sense of belonging to Berlin as the new "home." The embedded mixed-method design had employed for this study. The quantitative analysis through Pearson's correlation technique measured the strength of the association between Iranians' settlement distribution and the characteristics of Berlins' districts. The quantitative analysis provides contextual data to get a greater level of understanding of the case study's interaction with place. The units of place intend to demonstrate the case study's presence and possible interaction with places around their settlement location that relatively shapes their perception. The qualitative analysis comprises ethnographic fieldwork and semi-structured in-depth interviews with a homogeneous sample of Iranian immigrants in Berlin that provide data on individual and ethnic behaviors and trajectories and analyze the complex interactions between the immigrant's experience and the role of place. This research uncovers that Iranian highly skilled immigrants are successful in integrating objectively; However, in regards to their state of belonging, it illustrated the following: The role of socio-ethnic culture of the case study in denotation of home and belonging; Iranian high-skilled immigrants' efforts towards reaching a level of upward mobility overshadow their attempt to shape social and spatial interaction with Berliners and Berlin itself, which manifests both in their perception and use of urban space; and finally, the identification practice and the boundary-making as an act of reassurance and self-protection against the generalization of adjacent nationalities, demonstrated in the intersection of demographical settlement distribution of Iranians in Berlin and the ethnic diversity, impact the sense of belonging and place-making.},
  subject      = {Migration},
  language  = {en}
}