Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
each age
and culture has produced its own definition based on its own
expectations and possibilities (Robert Beckley, 1979)
1.
Arguments For:
- There is a significant interrelationship
between form and function of a city;
thus,
- It is immoral for urban development to
be left to chance it must be controlled through planning
and design frameworks to ensure the city works well, is peoplefriendly, and has positive environmental impact
Criteria (contd)
Environmental stress
Behavioural support
Identity
Diversity
Legibility
Meaning/communication
Development
Perceptual engagements
Regeneration
Constraints
2. Imagination/Clarification
legibility of function/form
4. Visualization: scenarios-building;
simulation; foresight
5. Correction/ reconstruction:
defects/malfunctions; destruction (hazards: fires, earthquakes,
flooding, tsunamis, hurricanes, erosion,/landslides, glaciers e.t.c
6. Mitigation:
e.g disaster preparedness, crime prevention
3. Urban Functions:
Living; Working; Leisure; Mobility; Administration
4. Urban Fabric:
Texture; water, vegetation; furniture; light e.t.c
5. Environmental Factors:
precipitation; temperatures; humidity; wind; lighting
e.t.c
b.