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Cultural and spatial perceptions of Miami's Little Havana
- Date Issued:
- 2011
- Summary:
- Miami's "Little Havana" is known by many for its famous Southwest 8th Street, the Calle Ocho festival, and for the many Latin people, particularly Cubans, that live in the area. However, the current name of the neighborhood hides all of the dynamics of neighborhood change and creates the notion that Little Havana is a static monoculture neighborhood. This study measured people's perception of Little Havana by surveying 153 residents to identify the cultural associations and to capture the participant's spatial perceptions of Little Havana. This study found that survey participants from inside the study area associated Little Havana more with Cuban culture and had more positive things to say about the neighborhood. Finally, this study suggests that the core of Little Havana was encompassed by West Flagler Street on the north, Southwest 8th Street on the south, Southwest 27th Avenue on the west, and Southwest 4th Avenue on the east.
Title: | Cultural and spatial perceptions of Miami's Little Havana. |
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Name(s): |
Cordoba, Hilton A. Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Department of Geosciences |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation | |
Date Issued: | 2011 | |
Publisher: | Florida Atlantic University | |
Physical Form: | electronic | |
Extent: | xv, 126 p. : ill. (some col.) | |
Language(s): | English | |
Summary: | Miami's "Little Havana" is known by many for its famous Southwest 8th Street, the Calle Ocho festival, and for the many Latin people, particularly Cubans, that live in the area. However, the current name of the neighborhood hides all of the dynamics of neighborhood change and creates the notion that Little Havana is a static monoculture neighborhood. This study measured people's perception of Little Havana by surveying 153 residents to identify the cultural associations and to capture the participant's spatial perceptions of Little Havana. This study found that survey participants from inside the study area associated Little Havana more with Cuban culture and had more positive things to say about the neighborhood. Finally, this study suggests that the core of Little Havana was encompassed by West Flagler Street on the north, Southwest 8th Street on the south, Southwest 27th Avenue on the west, and Southwest 4th Avenue on the east. | |
Identifier: | 748819353 (oclc), 3174508 (digitool), FADT3174508 (IID), fau:3691 (fedora) | |
Note(s): |
by Hilton Cordoba. Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject(s): |
Cuban Americans -- Florida -- Miami -- Social life and customs Little Havana (Miami, Fla.) -- History Little Havana (Miami, Fla.) -- Description and travel Little Havana (Miami, Fla.) -- Social life and customs |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3174508 | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | FAU |