The social goals of new urbanism

Talen, Emily

doi:10.1080/10511482.2002.9521438

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“…See Talen (1999Talen ( , 2002 for discussions of the social interactions that new urbanist 6 communities are meant to encourage, and the complications that sometimes emerge in attaining these goals.…”

Section: Methodological and Neighborhood Detailsmentioning

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Assessing the social and environmental achievements of New Urbanism: evidence from Portland, Oregon

Podobnik

2011

Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and

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This study examines the extent to which specific social and environmental objectives have been achieved in the new urbanist community of Orenco Station (Portland, Oregon). House-level surveys were conducted in Orenco Station, as well as a traditional suburb and two longestablished urban neighborhoods. Survey data reveal high levels of social interaction in the new urbanist community, as compared to the comparison neighborhoods. The analysis also reveals a higher level of walking, and an increase in the occasional use of mass transit, in the new urbanist community. However, the majority of residents in all four neighborhoods (including the new urbanist neighborhood) rely on single occupancy vehicles for their regular commute. In sum, this study shows that Orenco Station is very effective in achieving its social objectives, modestly effective in encouraging waling and the occasional use of mass transit-but not very effective in increasing primary reliance on mass transit for commuting.

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Assessing the social and environmental achievements of New Urbanism: evidence from Portland, Oregon

Podobnik

2011

Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and

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“…For this reason, it would be appropriate to jettison once and for all certain directional planning rules and welcome a new set of relational rules that afford greater scope for bottom-up processes: a set that rejects the teleocratic 13 For the critical debate on this point, see Talen (2002Talen ( , 2003, ThompsonFawcett and Bond (2003), Richardson and Gordon (2004) and Moore and Wilson (2009). For attempts to test certain New Urbanists' assumptions, see for instance Audirac (1999), Cabrera and Najaran (2013) and Jabareen and Zilberman (2016).…”

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Urban density after Jane Jacobs: the crucial role of diversity and emergence

Moroni

2016

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Background: In the early part of the twentieth century, planning theory and practice always voiced strong opposition to density. The error of this insistence was persuasively argued by Jane Jacobs in the 1960s. Subsequently, planning theory and practice came to recognise the importance of density, but this return to favour requires remaining constantly alert to the possible dangers and pitfalls. Methods:Critically considering the traditional and contemporary urban planning literature and the empirical evidence in the recent economic and geographical research, this article investigates the whys and wherefores of density in urban planning. It addresses two main questions: Is urban density really desirable (and why)? Is it effectively manageable (and how)?Results: Density per se is meaningless unless it is a tool or condition for achieving something further. And even if the instrumental function of density were to be acknowledged, it is crucial to take into account that density is not solely (or merely) a tool which-in certain conditions-can be useful in reducing commute times and minimising the encroachment on undeveloped land. Its primary advantage concerns favouring the concentrated diverse admix of human preferences, tastes, abilities, know-how, uses, activities, and so forth. Conclusions:After having expressly laboured to avoid it for so long, the aim is not to create density directly, but to open the door and allow density to happen in our cities, thanks to more abstract and general planning rules.

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“…Mayo and Ellis [38] added that new urbanism additionally values community, civility, a sense of place, beauty, equity and sustainability, not necessarily reflected upon in conventional planning approaches. In seeking a relationship between design principles and social goals, Talen [39], underscores the Charter principles, applied to social goals, indicating that new urbanism is primarily concerned with common good, followed by social equity and then community. Put forward by Duany and Plater-Zyberk [40], planners tend to focus on the economic and environmental consequences of the urban form, navigating from social consequences and goals.…”

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Considering New Urbanism, New Ruralism and Green Urbanism in Response to Multifunctionality: The Case of Verkykerskop, South Africa

Viviers

Cornelius

Cilliers

2017

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Paul Davidoff charged planners in 1965, as a profession making urban life more beautiful, exciting, creative and more just, as having little to say. The task thereupon was to train a generation of planners to go well beyond the designers of the sixties in their ability to prescribe future urban life. Nijkamp, in 1980, affirms the utopians' claim that the future is open and flexible, and that every development in the community, could imply a surprising step towards something better. A half century since Davidoff's indications, planners encounter ever expanding planning approaches, "towards something better", ranging from compact cities, transit oriented developments, new urbanism, new ruralism, shared cities, to smart growth and, of late, green urbanism and eco-cities; all in response to multifunctionality. Although the concept of multifunctionality has gained increasing attention the last decade, there is much frustration amongst planners regarding a proper set of broadly based definitions and clear statements concerning its scientific points of departure. This research argues that a combination of planning approaches are a more suitable response in attaining multifunctional land use; especially as megatrends underscore the need for moving away from seeking a predictable single future or outcome. The uniqueness of the Southern African landscape, inherently being rural, necessitated a rural accentuation on multifunctionality. Applying theory-based sampling as part of qualitative inquiry into the recently planned rural village of Verkykerskop, acclaimed by the Charter for New Urbanism in 2012, it is questioned whether the reciprocal employment of planning approaches induced multifunctional rural land use. Offering a design philosophy, whereby "farming, playing and living" is attained through the combined appliance of new urbanism, rural urbanism and green urbanism in planning the rural village, conclusions are drawn relating to the conduciveness of these approaches in achieving multifunctional rural land use. Keywords: multifunctionality, multifunctional land use, multifunctional rural land use, new urbanism, new ruralism and green urbanism.

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The social goals of new urbanism

Cited by 137 publications

References 24 publications

Assessing the social and environmental achievements of New Urbanism: evidence from Portland, Oregon

Assessing the social and environmental achievements of New Urbanism: evidence from Portland, Oregon

Urban density after Jane Jacobs: the crucial role of diversity and emergence

Considering New Urbanism, New Ruralism and Green Urbanism in Response to Multifunctionality: The Case of Verkykerskop, South Africa

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