New Urbanism

(Adapted from "The New Urbanism: An alternative to modern, automobile-oriented planning and development" by Robert Steuteville, editor and publisher, New Urban News, 2004.) New Urbanism - Background. Through the first quarter of the 20th century, the United States was developed in the form of compact, mixed-use neighborhoods. The pattern began to change with the emergence of modern architecture and zoning and ascension of the automobile. After World War II, a new system of development was implemente ...

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New Urbanism, New Urbanism - About new urbanism, New Urbanism - Background, New Urbanism - Trends, New Urbanism - Old and new urbanism, New Urbanism - Defining elements, New Urbanism - Examples, New Urbanism - Disney builds a town, New Urbanism - Criticisms

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Urban sprawl is a term for the expansive, rapid, and sometimes reckless, growth of a greater metropolitan area, traditionally suburbs (or exurbs) over a large area. Urban sprawl - Characteristics. Sprawl is characterized by several land-use patterns which usually occur in unison: Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning. Commercial, residential, and industrial areas are separated from one another. Large tracts of land are devoted to the same type of development. Zoning areas are ...

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• Urban sprawl - Characteristics
• Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning
• Urban sprawl - Low-density land use
• Urban sprawl - Car dependent communities
• Urban sprawl - Scale of development
• Urban sprawl - Homogeneity in design
• Urban sprawl - Some examples
• Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl and growth
• Urban sprawl - One view of urban sprawl
• Urban sprawl - Separation of land used for different purposes
• Urban sprawl - Arguments for and against
• Urban sprawl - Examples in the United States
• Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in fiction
• Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in nonfiction

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Urban design is related to urban planning, but focuses on the physical design of places through place making. The complexity of urban design requires the balance and representation of multiple fields such as architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, ecology, local history, and transport planning. Urban design tends to suggest a serious collective concern for three-dimensional space and as much consideration for the public areas between or beneath buildings as for the buildings themselves. This would imply an understand ...

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Although smart growth is the currently growing trend in many industrialized nations, not all advocacy groups are convinced of its helpfulness. Some find the phrase "smart growth" to be condescending and object to its implication that alternative strategies are inherently foolish or "un-smart". For example, there is debate about wether transit-proximate development constitutes smart growth when it is not transit-oriented. Also, some groups, such as the National Motorists Association[4], do not object to smart growth as a whole but strongly object to certain components ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Elements of Smart Growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External links

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An alley or alleyway is a type of road found in densely populated urban areas. Alleys usually run between or behind buildings to allow for delivery and collection. Originally they were required for waste collection, delivery of coal (before the widespread adoption of central heating), or rear access for fire engines and parking. Blind alleys have no outlet at one end. The reduced usage of alleys has resulted in their decline. Under use, poor maintenance, poor night time illumination and narrow width has contributed to an ...

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Sprawl is characterized by several land-use patterns which usually occur in unison: Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning. Commercial, residential, and industrial areas are separated from one another. Large tracts of land are devoted to the same type of development. Zoning areas are segregated from one another by roads, green space, or other barriers. As a result, the places where people live, work, shop, and recreate are necessarily far apart from one another. See also:

Urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Characteristics, Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning, Urban sprawl - Low-density land use, Urban sprawl - Car dependent communities, Urban sprawl - Scale of development, Urban sprawl - Homogeneity in design, Urban sprawl - Some examples, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl and growth, Urban sprawl - One view of urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Separation of land used for different purposes, Urban sprawl - Arguments for and against, Urban sprawl - Examples in the United States, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in fiction, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in nonfiction

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Although smart growth is the currently growing trend in many industrialized nations, not all advocacy groups are convinced of its helpfulness. Some find the phrase "smart growth" to be condescending and object to its implication that alternative strategies are inherently foolish or "un-smart". For example, there is debate about wether transit-proximate development constitutes smart growth when it is not transit-oriented. Also, some groups, such as the National Motorists Association[1], do not object to smart growth as a whole but strongly object to certain components ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External Links

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In general, zoning is the division of an area into sub-areas, called zones. This article primarily concerns zoning in its urban planning iteration. Zoning - Land use. Zoning is a system of land use regulation which designates the permitted uses of land based on mapped zones, which separate one part of the community from another. Zoning regulations fall under the police power rights governments may exercise over real property. Theoretically, its primary purpose is to segregate uses that are thought to ...

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• Zoning - Land use
• Zoning - Origins and History of Zoning
• Zoning - Constitutional Challenges
• Zoning - Some limitations and criticisms of zoning
• Zoning - Circumventions
• Zoning - Social criticisms
• Zoning - Exclusionary zoning and housing affordability
• Zoning - Other uses of the concept of zoning
• Zoning - Pricing
• Zoning - Environmental controls
• Zoning - Permaculture / agricultural design
• Zoning - Informational

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In the early 1970s, transportation and community planners begin to promote the idea of compact cities and communities. Architect Peter Calthorpe then popularized and promoted the idea of urban villages that relied on public mass transportation, walking and cycling instead of automobile use. Another architect named Andrés Duany then promoted the idea of changing design codes to promote a sense of community and to discourage driving. Colin Buchanan and Stephen Plowden helped to lead the debate in the United Kingdom. The sheer cost and difficu ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External Links

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Urban sprawl - Separation of land used for different purposes. One property that many detractors consider characteristic of sprawl is the physical separation of space used for different activities: housing subdivisions, shopping centers, office parks, civic institutions, and roadways. (Duany Plater-Zyberk 5) Housing subdivisions are large tracts of land consisting entirely of newly-built residences. Duany and Plater-Zyberk claim that housing subdivisions “are sometimes called villages, towns, and ...

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Urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Characteristics, Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning, Urban sprawl - Low-density land use, Urban sprawl - Car dependent communities, Urban sprawl - Scale of development, Urban sprawl - Homogeneity in design, Urban sprawl - Some examples, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl and growth, Urban sprawl - One view of urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Separation of land used for different purposes, Urban sprawl - Arguments for and against, Urban sprawl - Examples in the United States, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in fiction, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in nonfiction

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A city is an urban area that is differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. City - Introduction. In most parts of the world, cities are generally substantial and nearly always have an urban core, but in the United States many incorporated areas which have a very modest population, or a suburban or even mostly rural character, are designated as cities. City can also be a synonym for "downtown" or a "city centre". A city usually consis ...

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• City - Introduction
• City - The difference between towns and cities
• City - Geography
• City - History of cities
• City - Modern conceptions
• City - Traditional approach
• City - Shortcomings
• City - Modern approach
• City - Global cities
• City - Environmental effects
• City - Inner city
• City - Lists
• City - Miscellaneous

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Andrés Duany (born September 7, 1949) is a American architect and urban planner. Duany was born in New York City but grew up in Cuba until 1960. He received his undergraduate degree in architecture and urban planning from Princeton University, and after a year of study at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris, he received a master's degree in architecture from the Yale School of Architecture. In 1977, Duany was co-founder of the Miami firm Arquitectonica, with his wife, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Bernardo Fort-Brescia, Laurin ...

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The Bolivarian Revolution is an ongoing mass social movement and political process active in Venezuela; its most prominent leader is Hugo Chávez, who is the leader of the Movement for the Fifth Republic and the current President of Venezuela. The Bolivarian Revolution seeks the implementation of Bolivarianism in Venezuela. Proponents of Bolivarianism trace its roots to an avowedly democratic socialist interpretation of the ideals of Simón Bolívar, an early 19th century Venezuelan and Latin American revolutionary leader, prominent i ...

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• Bolivarian Revolution - Ideology
• Bolivarian Revolution - Components of Chávez's Bolivarianism
• Bolivarian Revolution - Historical development into a democratic socialist movement
• Bolivarian Revolution - Policies and aspects
• Bolivarian Revolution - Social justice aspects
• Bolivarian Revolution - Market socialist aspects
• Bolivarian Revolution - Results
• Bolivarian Revolution - Domestic
• Bolivarian Revolution - Foreign
• Bolivarian Revolution - General links
• Bolivarian Revolution - Notes

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By many measures, real estate development is taken as a measure of progress. When a city grows laterally, new homes are built, transport projects are undertaken, and property values often are higher in the new areas of the metropolitan area. In addition, many households in the United States, Canada, and Australia --- especially middle and upper class families--have shown a preference for the suburban lifestyle. Reasons cited include a preference towards lower-density development (since it sometimes features lower ambient noise and increased ...

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Urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Characteristics, Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning, Urban sprawl - Low-density land use, Urban sprawl - Car dependent communities, Urban sprawl - Scale of development, Urban sprawl - Homogeneity in design, Urban sprawl - Some examples, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl and growth, Urban sprawl - One view of urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Separation of land used for different purposes, Urban sprawl - Arguments for and against, Urban sprawl - Examples in the United States, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in fiction, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in nonfiction

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According to the National Resources Inventory (NRI), about 8,900 square kilometres (2.2 million acres) of land was developed between 1992 and 2002. Presently, the NRI classifies approximately 100,000 more square kilometres (40,000 sq miles) (an area approximately the size of Kentucky) as developed as the Census Bureau classifies as urban. The difference in the NRI classification is that it includes rural development, which by definition cannot be considered to be "urban" sprawl. Currently, according to the 2000 Census, approximately 2.6 perc ...

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Urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Characteristics, Urban sprawl - Single-use zoning, Urban sprawl - Low-density land use, Urban sprawl - Car dependent communities, Urban sprawl - Scale of development, Urban sprawl - Homogeneity in design, Urban sprawl - Some examples, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl and growth, Urban sprawl - One view of urban sprawl, Urban sprawl - Separation of land used for different purposes, Urban sprawl - Arguments for and against, Urban sprawl - Examples in the United States, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in fiction, Urban sprawl - Urban sprawl in nonfiction

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Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances. The most widely used tool for achieving smart growth is the local zoning law. Through zoning, new development can be restricted to specific areas, and additional density incentives can be offered for brownfield and greyfield land. Zoning can also reduce the minimum amount of parking required to be built with new development, and can be used to require set-asides for parks and other community amenities. ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Elements of Smart Growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External links

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Smart growth tries to take into consideration the total long-term economic costs of development decisions, rather than merely an aggregation of the short term profits that can be made by improving each individual parcel of land. For example, a person wishing to convert a farm 20 kilometers outside a city center to an office building may profit from the increased rents, but the community may pay more in the long run if more roads, commuting time and pollution is generated by the distance the office building at ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Elements of Smart Growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External links

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Proponents of smart growth would typically view the following elements as important to realizing the concept [1] [2]: defining a small area in which intense development is permitted, and a larger area outside it where development is strictly limited transit-oriented development within the defined area historic preservation within the defined area (a choice of transportation options) inclusion of affordable housing within the defined area mixed-use development walkable and bicycle-frie ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Elements of Smart Growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External links

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Boulder (40°1′N 105°16′W, Mountain Time Zone) is a city located in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,673. It is home to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the largest university in Colorado. It has an elevation of 5,430 feet and is 35 miles (50 km) northwest of Denver. Boulder has the eighth greatest population among Colorado's cities and is the largest city and count ...

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• Boulder Colorado - Demographics
• Boulder Colorado - Geography
• Boulder Colorado - History
• Boulder Colorado - Growth management
• Boulder Colorado - Law and government
• Boulder Colorado - Riots Violence and Alcohol on University Hill
• Boulder Colorado - Amusements
• Boulder Colorado - Happy Thursday
• Boulder Colorado - Economy and industry
• Boulder Colorado - Outdoors
• Boulder Colorado - Transportation
• Boulder Colorado - Shopping
• Boulder Colorado - Colleges universities science institutes
• Boulder Colorado - Colleges and Universities
• Boulder Colorado - Science institutes
• Boulder Colorado - People
• Boulder Colorado - Music
• Boulder Colorado - Boulder in fiction
• Boulder Colorado - Sister cities

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In the early 1970s, transportation and community planners begin to promote the idea of compact cities and communities. Architect Peter Calthorpe then popularized and promoted the idea of urban villages that relied on public mass transportation, walking and cycling instead of automobile use. Another architect named Andrés Duany then promoted the idea of changing design codes to promote a sense of community and to discourage driving. Colin Buchanan and Stephen Plowden helped to lead the debate in the United Kingdom. The sheer cost and difficu ...

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Smart growth, Smart growth - Elements of Smart Growth, Smart growth - Rationale for Smart Growth, Smart growth - Economic Analysis of Development, Smart growth - Policy Tools Used to Achieve Smart Growth, Smart growth - Zoning Ordinances, Smart growth - Environmental Impact Assessments, Smart growth - Examples of Communities Implementing Smart Growth Principles, Smart growth - Timeline, Smart growth - Criticisms of smart growth, Smart growth - External links

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