Creating Urban Parks

http://www.pps.org/parks_plazas_squares/info/whyneed/newvisions/CreatingUrbanParks

http://www.pps.org/parks_plazas_squares/info/parks_plazas_squares_articles/squares_principles

My essay will propose a modification of the elevated balcony which connects Gladfelter and Anderson Halls. The ideas from these two websites will support my argument that an increase in the attractiveness of this space will increase the usage of this space, and thereby encourage more students to enroll at Temple University, and thus increase revenue from tuition, which is the primary goal behind all campus beautification projects at Temple U.


http://wildgreenyonder.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/greening-the-urban-campus.pdf

I am considering a proposal that the space be constructed as an education center which promotes the values of the global Green Initiative, which would help establish Temple U as a leader in the "green" movement. This article is a study that was done at NYU (whose campus resembles that of Temple's) to determine the financial benefits of "greening" the campus at NYU.