Urban design is concerned with the design of cities, towns, neighbourhoods, and public spaces – such as streets, urban squares, parks, transport amenities etc. Through the study and practice of urban design one learns to give three-dimensional form and character to cities and towns. Not just the physical form and spatial organisation urban design also...
Category: Urban Studies
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Art and Public Space
The links between the economic health of a community and the quality of its social bonds are becoming increasingly clear. Robert Putnam and other sociologists have supplied convincing evidence that strong social connections are necessary ingredients of economic success. n In looking for the ingredients that affect the physical well-being of people in different kinds...
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Conservation and Sustainability
When sustainability is discussed in the built environment it is often limited to environmental sustainability, however, there are many other values that should be considered. The field of historic preservation offers ways to incorporate social and cultural sustainability into the built fabric of cities and communities, but is often misrepresented or viewed as a niche...