PLANNING 2 Flashcards
“Community by Design”
Kenneth B Hall and Gerald Porterfield
art of community design was abandoned in America that took nearly 450
years to develop (mid-1500s to mid-1940s)
latter half of the 20th century
• preconceived notion of the kind of place that would be the center of
community life
• shaped American towns • guided the Spanish
The Laws of the Indies
gave the New England town model
The Ordering of Towns
the industrialist’s new town model
Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City Concept
change after World War II
Great Depression
new optimism developed
people moved away from the cities toward
a less crowded lifestyle at the urban fringe
sprawl
resulted from the demand for low density and privacy
• unfocused planning and laissez-faire
• predominant before WW II
• most residents are within a 5-
minute walk of its center
• goal is to reduce the need for the automobile by centralizing life’s necessities within walking distance of housing
• desire to escape the gridlock or crowded highways and return to a simpler lifestyle
Traditional neighborhood developments (TNDs)