WHAT IS NEW URBANISM? New urbanism is a technique for designing our built environment and reforming it in such a way that it leads to a better standards of living for us and improve the quality of our life in the places we live. It primarily focuses on reducing the urban sprawl which arises because of the low rise development in some areas. New urbanism promotes the idea of high rise development in areas so that there can be a planned development and we could make the best use of land as far as possible. The high rise development is needed in areas where density is high. It is a modern way of living which leads the built environment to the creation of new cities, towns, villages depending upon the
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Walkability : This principle basically focuses that most of the things are at walking distance only from the place where one lives so that dependency on automobiles can be reduced. It promotes pedestrian friendly street design which means that there is enough good space so one can walk easily. This design includes tree lined streets, hidden parking lots, on street parking etc. The side walks should be minimum of 5feet within Row & parallel to street.
2. Connectivity : There should be good interconnected street grid network so that traffic can be dispersed without causing a congestion on streets and providing a free walking passage on street for pedestrians. There should be a high quality pedestrian network providing a hierarchy of narrow lanes and making walking more pleasurable for the …show more content…
Sustainability It refers to kind of development that meets the needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is very essential to preserve our natural resources and to adopt eco-friendly techniques so that resources are conserved. It is very essential to preserve land for future generation & make best use of current land without damaging it because in future the demand for land will increase with the increase in population so the principle has to be followed in future
Walkability : This principle basically focuses that most of the things are at walking distance only from the place where one lives so that dependency on automobiles can be reduced. It promotes pedestrian friendly street design which means that there is enough good space so one can walk easily. This design includes tree lined streets, hidden parking lots, on street parking etc. The side walks should be minimum of 5feet within Row & parallel to street.
2. Connectivity : There should be good interconnected street grid network so that traffic can be dispersed without causing a congestion on streets and providing a free walking passage on street for pedestrians. There should be a high quality pedestrian network providing a hierarchy of narrow lanes and making walking more pleasurable for the …show more content…
Sustainability It refers to kind of development that meets the needs of present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is very essential to preserve our natural resources and to adopt eco-friendly techniques so that resources are conserved. It is very essential to preserve land for future generation & make best use of current land without damaging it because in future the demand for land will increase with the increase in population so the principle has to be followed in future