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dc.contributor.authorFriesen, Allegra
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-07 19:49:56 (GMT)
dc.date.available2019-01-07 19:49:56 (GMT)
dc.date.issued2019-01-07
dc.date.submitted2018-09-25
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10012/14322
dc.description.abstractFaced with the growing North American drug crisis, and in light of the history of ineffective or even harmful approaches to treating problematic substance use, it is time to examine the problem from a new angle. There is a significant undercurrent in both the history of problematic substance use treatment and research into problematic substance use etiology that has thus far been overlooked: the role of the built environment. Based on research gathered from the fields of addiction, architecture, human geography, planning, psychology, and neuroscience, the concept of place is proposed as a new paradigm for foregrounding the built environment as a key factor in the etiology of problematic substance use. In addition, the process of placemaking, including as realized through participatory design in architecture, is proposed as a new component of problematic substance use treatment. To knit together the seemingly disparate topics of problematic substance use and the built environment, Part 1 of this thesis first uncovers the spatial undercurrent in problematic substance use treatment and etiology research, including a greater historical correlation between etiology and spatial management than between etiology and treatment, and briefly examines the accepted, superficial intersection of problematic substance use and architecture. Next, the concept of place is leveraged to draw together research from the fields of architecture, human geography, planning, psychology, and neuroscience, summarizing the influence of the built environment on human wellbeing broadly. Part 2 intersects the fields of place and substance use through a literature review, and generates four recommendations to establish place as a new paradigm for understanding the etiology and treatment of problematic substance use. Part 3 explores the current state of one method of placemaking, participatory design in the field of architecture, as a first step to realizing the new support and treatment process proposed in Part 2. Finally, Part 4 proposes an architectural conclusion through a speculative typology for the support and treatment of individuals experiencing problematic substance use and co-occurring homelessness.en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Waterlooen
dc.subjectaddictionen
dc.subjecttherapeutic landscapeen
dc.subjectsubstance useen
dc.subjectsubstance abuseen
dc.subjectsolastalgiaen
dc.subjectplaceen
dc.subjectplacemakingen
dc.subjectdrugen
dc.subjectalcoholen
dc.subjectsubstance misuseen
dc.subjectsalutogenesisen
dc.subjectenabling placesen
dc.subjectsocio-spatial relationsen
dc.subjectembodied exclusionen
dc.subjectNIMBYen
dc.subjectActor-Network Theoryen
dc.subjectsocio-spatial marginalizationen
dc.subjectplace-identityen
dc.subjectproblematic substance useen
dc.subjectdislocationen
dc.subjecttherapeutic planningen
dc.subjectparticipatory designen
dc.subjectarchitectureen
dc.subjectefficacyen
dc.subjectharm-reductionen
dc.titleThe Importance of Place: A Role for the Built Environment in the Etiology and Treatment of Problematic Substance Useen
dc.typeMaster Thesisen
dc.pendingfalse
uws-etd.degree.departmentSchool of Architectureen
uws-etd.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
uws-etd.degree.grantorUniversity of Waterlooen
uws-etd.degreeMaster of Architectureen
uws.contributor.advisorEnglish, Elizabeth
uws.contributor.affiliation1Faculty of Engineeringen
uws.published.cityWaterlooen
uws.published.countryCanadaen
uws.published.provinceOntarioen
uws.typeOfResourceTexten
uws.peerReviewStatusUnrevieweden
uws.scholarLevelGraduateen


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