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The recent literature on sustainable urban form has stressed the need to move away from a system of land‐use segregation and towards one which intersperses land uses and facilitates localisation. The strategy of dispersed concentration gives shape to this mixed‐use principle, and has been equated with the need to plan more self‐sufficient neighbourhoods. There are several problematic issues raised by such a strategy, particularly in relation to the propensity of local people to use local facilities when the friction of distance is low. The image of sustainable neighbourhoods purveyed by advocates is at odds with the reality of suburban development. A review of current eco‐neighbourhood projects around the world points to the varying degrees to which they have successfully overcome the implementational and behavioural difficulties. Market‐led projects — particularly in semi‐rural areas — have achieved rather limited success across the range of sustainability criteria. Some large‐scale municipally led plans have faired better. Projects led by community non‐profit trusts have been able to be most radical and demonstrate the practicability of eco‐neighbourhoods in specific situations. Overall, however, the paucity of successful projects highlights the need for a more proactive central and local government stance.
The recent literature on sustainable urban form has stressed the need to move away from a system of land‐use segregation and towards one which intersperses land uses and facilitates localisation. The strategy of dispersed concentration gives shape to this mixed‐use principle, and has been equated with the need to plan more self‐sufficient neighbourhoods. There are several problematic issues raised by such a strategy, particularly in relation to the propensity of local people to use local facilities when the friction of distance is low. The image of sustainable neighbourhoods purveyed by advocates is at odds with the reality of suburban development. A review of current eco‐neighbourhood projects around the world points to the varying degrees to which they have successfully overcome the implementational and behavioural difficulties. Market‐led projects — particularly in semi‐rural areas — have achieved rather limited success across the range of sustainability criteria. Some large‐scale municipally led plans have faired better. Projects led by community non‐profit trusts have been able to be most radical and demonstrate the practicability of eco‐neighbourhoods in specific situations. Overall, however, the paucity of successful projects highlights the need for a more proactive central and local government stance.
Eco‐neighbourhoods: A review of projects
Barton, Hugh (author)
Local Environment ; 3 ; 159-177
1998-06-01
19 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
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