New Urbanism Concepts Quiz

New Urbanism

• New urbanism is an approach to creating a more livable and sustainable community through methods like brownfields redevelopment.
• The intention of new urbanism is to create a more livable and sustainable community.
• Key principles of new urbanism include:
  • Walkability
  • Mixed land use
  • Connectivity
  • Transportation

Hallmark of New Urbanism

• Mixed-use development is a hallmark of new urbanism, offering:
  • Pros: reduced car dependency and increased walkability
  • Cons: higher costs to live and potential for noise in mixed-use housing

Development of North American Metropolitan Cities

• Rapid growth periods in North American cities over the past 80 years:
  • Post-WWII development of transportation led to suburban sprawl
• Trend of American cities since the 1960s:
  • Urban renewal, which can lead to brownfielding

City Development and Transportation

• Cities look the way they do because of transportation, which:
  • Shapes the city's layout based on people's needs and where they are located
  • Reduces the need to go to the Central Business District (CBD)

Primate City Countries and Rank Size Rule Countries

• Primate city countries:
  • One city dominates the rest in population, with at least twice the population of the next largest city
  • Pros: opportunities are concentrated, making it easier to access goods and services
  • Cons: people living far away have less access to goods and services
• Rank size rule countries:
  • Every city is nth the size of the top city in population
  • Examples: 3rd in population would have three times less population than the top city, and the 12th ranked city would have 12 times less population than the leading city
  • Pros: dispersed opportunities
  • Cons: maintaining infrastructure across multiple cities can be costly