Creating Neighbourhoods and Places in the

This design primer examines the forces at work in the built environment and their impact on the form of buildings and their environments. The actions of a range of individuals and agencies and the interaction between them is examined, exploring the competing interests which exist, their interaction with physical and environmental forces and the uncertain results of both individual and corporate intervention.

List of contributors

ix

Acknowledgements

x

Introduction

xi

About this book

xi

Objectives

xii

Structure

xii

Chapter summaries

xiii

Getting the most from this book

xiv

Part One The Development of Settlements

1

(84)

Nature and Settlement

3

(27)

Introduction

4

(1)

Nature and rural settlement

5

(5)

Nature and urban settlement

10

(3)

Urban form and development

13

(6)

Inadequate adaptation to nature

19

(3)

Settlement, buildings and climate

22

(2)

Nature, settlements and sustainability

24

(3)

Summary

27

(1)

Checklist

28

(1)

References

28

(1)

Further reading

29

(1)

Settlements and growth

30

(30)

Introduction

30

(1)

Morphological ideas

31

(6)

What forces shape urban change?

37

(18)

The rate of change

55

(1)

Conclusion

56

(1)

Summary

57

(1)

Checklist

57

(1)

References

57

(2)

Further reading

59

(1)

Modern urban places

60

(25)

Introduction

61

(1)

Characteristics of modern city development

62

(16)

Learning from other places

78

(1)

The city square

79

(3)

Summary

82

(1)

Checklist

83

(1)

References

83

(1)

Further reading

83

(2)

Part Two The Qualities of Places

85

(70)

Equity and access

87

(23)

Introduction

87

(2)

Distribution and welfare

89

(6)

The built environment and environmental equity

95

(8)

Access and development patterns

103

(2)

People and participation

105

(2)

Summary

107

(1)

Checklist

108

(1)

References

108

(1)

Further reading

109

(1)

Variety and vitality

110

(20)

Introduction

110

(2)

What are variety and vitality?

112

(1)

Qualities creating vitality

113

(4)

The changing qualities of towns and cities

117

(3)

International experience

120

(1)

The influence of planning

121

(3)

Sustaining vitality

124

(1)

Furture directions

125

(3)

Summary

128

(1)

Checklist

128

(1)

References

128

(1)

Further reading

129

(1)

Environment and space

130

(25)

Introduction

131

(1)

Qualities of place

131

(3)

Understanding space

134

(5)

Places and buildings

139

(2)

The analysis of place

141

(5)

Analysis of urban form

146

(6)

Summary

152

(1)

Checklist

153

(1)

References

153

(1)

Further reading

154

(1)

Part Three Creating People-friendly Places

155

Public policy and planning

157

Introduction

158

Where does public policy come from?

158

Who are the key players?

162

Where can people get involved?

165

Summary

170

Checklist

170

References

171

Further reading

171

Community action and involvement

172

Introduction

172

New politics - new age?

174

Homes and jobs

177

Summary

188

Checklist

190

References

191

Further reading

192

Renewal and regeneration

194

Introduction

195

Model villages and garden cities

196

Inter-war planning

198

Post-war reconstruction and the New Towns programme

199

Housing redevelopment

202

Housing renewal

205

The `urban managers'

206

The beginnings of `urban policy'

207

Urban regeneration

209

Belief in `trickle-down'

212

More recent approaches to regeneration

216

Summary

216

Checklist

217

References

219

Further reading

220

Making connections

222

Introduction

223

Building neighbourhoods and places

224

Stakeholders in the built environment

227

Developing shared agendas

230

Understanding places

232

Sharing experience and expertise

232

Implementing shared agendas

234

The nature of influence

235

Change and the future

236

Conclusion

237

Summary

241

Checklist

242

References

243

Further reading

243

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