July 2020) over a land area of 709 km
2 . Yet it manages very well with its high
population density.
It should be borne in mind that the resources, which will be injected for the
implementation of a new town, will be the cost forgone for wild development and all
its associated often, irreversible problems.
The guiding principle in this chapter has been to propose a healthy town that
would provide a clean and quiet environment, free from pollution (air and noise),
reduce traffic problems and allow freedom of movement. Current problems arising
from current sprawling development are:
1. lack of space
2. traffic congestion.
The first problem can be solved by increasing the population density through
vertical construction, while the second by minimizing vehicular transport. Dealing
first with these issues will, in fact, help, addressing the other goals of development.
Readers might be interested in consulting the internet list of car free places in the
world, and examine future projects such as Masdar, Wanzhuang (China), Dong
Tang. At La Rochelle, France, some 80,000 persons manage without cars, whereas at
Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the number rises to 175,000 persons.
References
Crawford, J. H. (2000). Car free cities. Utrecht: International Books.
Gehl, J. (2010). Cities for people. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Lefèvre, P., Sabard, M. (2009). Les éco-quartiers. Rennes: Editions Apogée.
Lehmann, S. (2010). Principles of green urbanism. Washington, DC: Earthscan.
McRae, H. (2010). What works. Successin stressful times. London: Harper Press.
Rose, S. C. (2019). Cybercommunities: Car free cities. Seattle: Kindle Edition, Amazon.
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2 . Yet it manages very well with its high
population density.
It should be borne in mind that the resources, which will be injected for the
implementation of a new town, will be the cost forgone for wild development and all
its associated often, irreversible problems.
The guiding principle in this chapter has been to propose a healthy town that
would provide a clean and quiet environment, free from pollution (air and noise),
reduce traffic problems and allow freedom of movement. Current problems arising
from current sprawling development are:
1. lack of space
2. traffic congestion.
The first problem can be solved by increasing the population density through
vertical construction, while the second by minimizing vehicular transport. Dealing
first with these issues will, in fact, help, addressing the other goals of development.
Readers might be interested in consulting the internet list of car free places in the
world, and examine future projects such as Masdar, Wanzhuang (China), Dong
Tang. At La Rochelle, France, some 80,000 persons manage without cars, whereas at
Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the number rises to 175,000 persons.
References
Crawford, J. H. (2000). Car free cities. Utrecht: International Books.
Gehl, J. (2010). Cities for people. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Lefèvre, P., Sabard, M. (2009). Les éco-quartiers. Rennes: Editions Apogée.
Lehmann, S. (2010). Principles of green urbanism. Washington, DC: Earthscan.
McRae, H. (2010). What works. Successin stressful times. London: Harper Press.
Rose, S. C. (2019). Cybercommunities: Car free cities. Seattle: Kindle Edition, Amazon.
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