Making new communities: problems and potential

Gurstein, P., 1993, Making new communities: problems and potential, in: Landscape and Urban Planning, 26,

  • Author : Gurstein, P.
  • Year : 1993
  • Journal/Series : Landscape and Urban Planning
  • Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 26
  • Pages : 55-66.
  • Abstract in English : This paper explores the possibilities of integrating of urban design into a holistic community development process. The resurgence of interest in the creation of human-scale communities as seen by the excitement generated by Duany/Plater-Zyberk’s neo-traditional town and Calthope’s pedestrian pockets has created a renewed awareness of the role of urban design. Rather than using urban design as an adjunct discipline in the making of communities there is a growing recognition that urban design strategies must be fully integrated into the community development process.
  • Comments/Notes : KEYWORDS: landscape architecture, urban design, communities, holism, sustainability