The reading aims
to reorientation the strategic questions towards locality, and second, give due
weight to non-transport issues.
Urban form is explored
through a discussions of the character and location of neighbourhoods. A number
of dimensions are discussed in relation to this:
Dimension One: The degree of dispersal or
concentration
There are two
extremes, the first is dispersal into hamlets and villages, and the other is
concentration into dominant cities. Between these extremes are ‘dispersed
concentration’
Dimension Two: The degree of segregation or
intermixture of urban activities
The way which
industry and commerce is situated within centers of the urban area as a whole.
It is suggested that mixed use is desirable, but no definites exist as to what
mixed-use means or how much is should occur within neighbourhoods.
Dimension Three: The settlement density… The question
of low vs. high density
This focuses on
the appropriate density of neighbourhoods, in regards to ‘net’ density (the
housing area), and ‘gross’ density (housing and local facilities/ employment/
open space).
Dimension Four: Shape… The three basic types:
stellar, grid and linear
There are
nucleated and linear forms. Shape refers to whole towns and cities, and the
neighbourhoods are the building blocks that create wider patterns.
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