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Balanced Urban Development: Options and Strategies for Liveable Cities
Urbanisation has been accelerating around the globe as people move from rural areas to urban area... more Urbanisation has been accelerating around the globe as people move from rural areas to urban areas for economic advancement creating urban development that sprawls into the countryside, eliminating much of the best farmland surrounding cities. By 2050 there may be another 2.5 billion people on the planet with 100 million more in the United States and Australia's population may increase by 13 million or more. Urban design and planning has attempted to shape urban development as cities have expanded, but it has done so primarily from an urban perspective. Areas of transition from rural to urban and land uses at the urban/rural edge in the peri-urban landscape require the lens of spatial arrangement from both urban and rural perspectives to shape, manage, and preserve the ecosystems that people depend upon.
Rural areas in North America are undergoing profound demographic, economic, cultural, and environ... more Rural areas in North America are undergoing profound demographic, economic, cultural, and environmental change, creating considerable challenges and stress for their residents and on the ecosystems upon which they depend for their livelihoods and quality of life. Critical global issues such as climate change, renewable energy, water resource protection, food security, and healthy human development will dominate international and local rural policy for years to come. The research issues are by nature interdisciplinary and require dialogue to understand them and respond with effective solutions. The research must recognize that human and natural systems are inextricably coupled and engaged in continuous cycles of mutual influence and response. This paper explains rural design and its differences from urban design; outlines its research foundation; and defines a rural design process that connects environmental, cultural, and social issues with educational, technological, and organizati...
Journal of Urban Design, 2014
“People living and working in rural regions need a new rural dream” (91). Dewey Thorbeck makes th... more “People living and working in rural regions need a new rural dream” (91). Dewey Thorbeck makes the case that this new rural dream can address significant global (and local) issues, and that design ...
ABSTRACT: Human settlements experience continual change. In recent years, many rural areas have e... more ABSTRACT: Human settlements experience continual change. In recent years, many rural areas have experienced dispersed grow (rural sprawl) and population declines in traditional village centers (Hollowing). These paradoxical phenomena have occurred in most developing countries, including rural Iran. This study examines this phenomena in three Iranian villages of Kahak area of Qom province, and develops a model that can help predict how these trends will occur in the future. This study randomly selected 138 household for analysis. It analyzed eight variables that affect village development, including heritage, rural- urban migration, households’ structure changes, land price, quality of buildings, and geometrical shape of village. fndings indicate that inheritance and migration variables have the highest infuence on settlement transformation. Based on this analysis, it is predicted that among the there villages, Veshnave and Khurabad will maintain balanced population, but Abarjis will...
Balanced Urban Development: Options and Strategies for Liveable Cities
Urbanisation has been accelerating around the globe as people move from rural areas to urban area... more Urbanisation has been accelerating around the globe as people move from rural areas to urban areas for economic advancement creating urban development that sprawls into the countryside, eliminating much of the best farmland surrounding cities. By 2050 there may be another 2.5 billion people on the planet with 100 million more in the United States and Australia's population may increase by 13 million or more. Urban design and planning has attempted to shape urban development as cities have expanded, but it has done so primarily from an urban perspective. Areas of transition from rural to urban and land uses at the urban/rural edge in the peri-urban landscape require the lens of spatial arrangement from both urban and rural perspectives to shape, manage, and preserve the ecosystems that people depend upon.
Rural areas in North America are undergoing profound demographic, economic, cultural, and environ... more Rural areas in North America are undergoing profound demographic, economic, cultural, and environmental change, creating considerable challenges and stress for their residents and on the ecosystems upon which they depend for their livelihoods and quality of life. Critical global issues such as climate change, renewable energy, water resource protection, food security, and healthy human development will dominate international and local rural policy for years to come. The research issues are by nature interdisciplinary and require dialogue to understand them and respond with effective solutions. The research must recognize that human and natural systems are inextricably coupled and engaged in continuous cycles of mutual influence and response. This paper explains rural design and its differences from urban design; outlines its research foundation; and defines a rural design process that connects environmental, cultural, and social issues with educational, technological, and organizati...
Journal of Urban Design, 2014
“People living and working in rural regions need a new rural dream” (91). Dewey Thorbeck makes th... more “People living and working in rural regions need a new rural dream” (91). Dewey Thorbeck makes the case that this new rural dream can address significant global (and local) issues, and that design ...
ABSTRACT: Human settlements experience continual change. In recent years, many rural areas have e... more ABSTRACT: Human settlements experience continual change. In recent years, many rural areas have experienced dispersed grow (rural sprawl) and population declines in traditional village centers (Hollowing). These paradoxical phenomena have occurred in most developing countries, including rural Iran. This study examines this phenomena in three Iranian villages of Kahak area of Qom province, and develops a model that can help predict how these trends will occur in the future. This study randomly selected 138 household for analysis. It analyzed eight variables that affect village development, including heritage, rural- urban migration, households’ structure changes, land price, quality of buildings, and geometrical shape of village. fndings indicate that inheritance and migration variables have the highest infuence on settlement transformation. Based on this analysis, it is predicted that among the there villages, Veshnave and Khurabad will maintain balanced population, but Abarjis will...