Density, design and their impact on urban fabric
Urban consolidation has become one of the prime objectives of metropolitan planning across the world. It is based on the desire to increase population densities within existing built-up areas in cities through relaxation of regulations controlling building heights and bulk. There is a need to eva...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2008
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/34368/1/HBP17.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/34368/ |
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| Institution: | Universiti Sains Malaysia |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Urban consolidation has become one of the prime objectives of metropolitan
planning across the world. It is based on the desire to increase population densities
within existing built-up areas in cities through relaxation of regulations controlling
building heights and bulk. There is a need to evaluate density and design and its
impact on urban fabric to create good and feasible development.
It is often assumed that high densities are inherently evil and that low densities are
good. It is quite likely that living conditions in high-density residential developments
is better than in the low-density areas. In the older areas of cities in many countries,
despite high densities, living environment is often quite good. However, effects of
high density could be negative that can give rise to unpleasant interferences but it
can also be very positive leading to social cohesion.
Planning can influence urban development through layout of services and other
practices followed in design and subdivision. The economy in the planning of
housing development considerably depends on judicious choices of these variables.
High densities bring down total cost as well as cost of land per unit. However,
design parameters such plot coverage, height, proportion of area under roads, open
spaces etc also affect cost and the environment of residential development, over
and above the density effects.
This study discusses mutual relationships of density and design and their impact on
urban fabric. It provides some guidelines for the planning of residential areas. It
attempts to identify the relationships between density and design as well as density,
design and urban fabric. No attempt has been made to suggest specific standards
for density or other aspects of design. |
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