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Showing 1 to 20 of 53 for “"New Urbanism"”.
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Containers : project for a new urbanism
This project investigates the possibilities of a new urbanism in vast territories of urban industrial and logistics landscapes, which have become a significant feature of the American city. It is a search for a hybrid typology of habitation and production for these neglected fields. The project …
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Latino lifestyle & the new urbanism : synergy against sprawl
… exists within California. Therefore, "Latino New Urbanism", is presented in this thesis as a new development alternative that assesses the changing population dynamics in California and proposes a model that can increase the quality of life of all residents, reduce the amount of environmental …
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Governmentality: the new urbanism and the creative class within Atlanta, Georgia
… provides insight into the workings of the new urbanism and the creative class as problematic approaches to urban planning and governance. Rather than considering the new urbanism and the creative class as socio-spatial panaceas, I argue in this dissertation that they should rather be …
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Imaging and re-imaging public housing : from modernism to new urbanism
When public housing was first introduced as a program on the heels of the Great Depression, its image was a largely positive one, resulting as it did from the confluence of modernism, marketing, and media representation. This led to the eventual acceptance of an otherwise radical, and what some …
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The New Town of Williamsburg: A Study of the New Urbanism
This thesis studies New Urbanism, a movement intending to address the problems of the American suburbs and create pleasing and livable communities. The focus is on the Traditional Neighborhood Design concept (TND), one of the five types of New Urbanism developed in the late 1980's by architects …
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New urbanism in US-amerikanischen Stadtregionen : ein effektives Planungskonzept gegen Urban Sprawl?
… and evaluates the alternative planning concept New Urbanism on a regional and local scale. The combination of qualitative and quantitative data sources explores the effectiveness of regional planning agencies on a macro level, as well as the success of mixed-use neighborhoods on a micro level. …
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The ideological construction of new urbanism in Melrose Arch : a critical analysis
This study examines the manifestation of New Urbanism in the South African environment and applies the themes, characteristics and principles of New Urbanism to the landscape of Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. This precinct has been developed according to New Urban principles, and it is the aim of …
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Designing a Walkable Suburban Landscape: New Urbanism and Light Rail as Methodologies
… Optimistically, through principles of New Urbanism, walkability, and mass transportation via light rail, there is an opportunity to transform the auto dominated suburban landscape into one that promotes walkability. Located in the suburbs of Alexandria, Virginia, an atypical …
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Demographics and Their Relationship to the Characteristics of New Urbanism: A Preliminary Study
… attitude towards the characteristics of New Urbanism. Methodology: To achieve this purpose, the literature will be reviewed to establish the central characteristics of New Urban communities. Based on the findings of the literature, a survey will be administered to gauge the attitudes of …
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Sense of Place and New Urbanism: Towards a Holistic Understanding of Place and Form
New Urbanism is an all-encompassing term that refers to an increasingly popular set of design tenets that draw upon traditional urban forms in the creation or redevelopment of residential communities. Although design professionals are increasingly adopting these design tenets in the creation of new …
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New urbanism on a grand scale : the challenges for large-scale, multi-phase master planned developments
New Urbanism has been described as an urban design movement promoting the master planning and development of communities that have walkable, human-scale neighborhoods while integrating the necessary elements of modern life such as vehicular traffic and parking, wide ranging retail offerings, and …
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The road to redevelopment: New Urbanism, nostalgia, and the process of downtown revitalization in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
… while implementing the design practices of New Urbanism. New Urbanism is a design methodology that condemns suburban sprawl while promoting denser, early-twentieth-century-style townscapes and urban centers, focusing on mixed land use, pedestrianism, and aesthetic and architectural …
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A variation of the New Urbanism : provision of a public realm for the City of Attleboro, Massachusetts
… to the large suburban development patterns, the New Urbanism has played a role in bringing reconsideration to our built environments for more than a decade. Its ideals and visions can have feasibility through various forms such as housing developments, town center developments, or redevelopment …
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Valuing the Impacts of New Urbanism Features on Prices of Single -Family Homes: A Case Study of Portland, Oregon
As one of the new planning approaches, the New Urbanism aims to address many of the ills of the current sprawl development pattern by returning to a compact and close-knit community development pattern. However, there are many debates about consumers' preferences toward new urbanist neighborhoods. …
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New Urbanism in the Greater Toronto Area: A case study of Angus Glen and Cornell in the town of Markham (Ontario).
… Cornell and Angus Glen, which have been labeled New Urbanist in the Town of Markham. A series of design indicators were employed and tested to see whether these communities conformed very closely to the principles of New Urbanism on a collective basis, or only incorporated superficial features …
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New Urbanism and Neighborhood Revitalization: A Case Study Analysis of Urban Design, Economic Development and Social Equity in HOPE VI Neighborhood Revitalization Projects
… HUD collaborated with the Congress for New Urbanism to develop principles for urban design to guide neighborhood revitalization. Inherent to this partnership is the assumption that urban design facilitates social economic development. Multiple cross-site analyses and case study research …
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Designing Mixed-Income Communities: Comparing New Urbanism and Everyday Urbanism to Narratives and Lessons Learned from Three Design Teams of Three HOPE VI Projects
… in US public housing programs, and the Everyday Urbanism and New Urbanism movements. A hybrid-urbanism concept appears to emerge from the research findings. This thesis demonstrates, in particular, that these concepts and theories have guided many designers and planners for the Housing …
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Describing Diversity of New Urban Developments in Austin, Texas
… research project describes the diversity of new urban developments in Austin, Texas. The project begins with an overview of the history, causes and negative effects of suburban sprawl. The idea of new urbanism is then presented as the antithesis of suburban sprawl. Additionally, the …
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Let's All Go to the Movies
… to this grand illusion! All of it's yours. New Urbanism. Hollywood thinks you're stupid. Scientology. Retro-futurism. Taking back color from toiletries. Personal politics. Cutting off the legs of the bioscopes. The architecture of Fun. The death of Entertainment. Freedom of speech. Sticky …
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