Ethnography urban design Understanding space territoriality and conflict
Ethnography & urban design Understanding space, territoriality and conflict in East Belfast Will Norman Slide 1 The Young Foundation 2010
Site Short Strand Slide 2 The Young Foundation 2010 East Belfast
Our approach • • • Slide 3 Expert workshop Community leaders Resident workshops Ethnography Photo diaries The Young Foundation 2010
Symbolism Slide 4 The Young Foundation 2010
Understanding the brand “Protestant men worked there during the day, catholic women cleaned it at night” • Sirocco and the troubles • Decline of quality industry Slide 5 The Young Foundation 2010
Territory and mobility Slide 6 The Young Foundation 2010
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Learning from neutral space Slide 8 The Young Foundation 2010
So what? • • Current use of site Brand name Multiple use Type of buildings Slide 9 The Young Foundation 2010
So what? • • • Link to City Centre Supermarket entrance Pepper social housing Marching routes Family homes Embedding community into the design Slide 10 The Young Foundation 2010
We undertake research to identify and understand unmet social needs and then develop practical initiatives and institutions to address them – in fields as diverse as health and education, housing and cities. Our work combines research, applied work and practical action. For more information go to: youngfoundation. org Slide 11 The Young Foundation 2010
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