Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations
Abstract This study is part of a comprehensive process in the City of New Bern, North Carolina aimed at drafting a subdivision regulatory framework that promotes sustainable residential developments with a heightened sense of community and vitality. The aim is to develop an objective assessment tool...
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| description | Abstract This study is part of a comprehensive process in the City of New Bern, North Carolina aimed at drafting a subdivision regulatory framework that promotes sustainable residential developments with a heightened sense of community and vitality. The aim is to develop an objective assessment tool for new subdivision plans. Issues considered in this assessment include intra-and-inter-neighborhood connectivity, walkways, open spaces, the environment, and home architecture. The study highlights the transition from the traditional, open-grid street network and porch-fitted homes to modern suburbs with disconnected streets and garage-dominated homes. It draws on five planning and design criteria (accessibility, walkability, community, sustainability, and variety) to develop a performance-based rating system for development proposals. The rating system allows planners and architects to assign points and identify failings and changes required to encourage the development of well-planned residential subdivisions that complement the small-town appeal of traditional American urban centers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dc7b8e3c83b444488f8778fb0a9ca4fe2022-12-22T03:55:15ZengSpringerOpenCity, Territory and Architecture2195-27012017-09-014111810.1186/s40410-017-0070-4Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulationsMohamad Kashef0ALHOSN UniversityAbstract This study is part of a comprehensive process in the City of New Bern, North Carolina aimed at drafting a subdivision regulatory framework that promotes sustainable residential developments with a heightened sense of community and vitality. The aim is to develop an objective assessment tool for new subdivision plans. Issues considered in this assessment include intra-and-inter-neighborhood connectivity, walkways, open spaces, the environment, and home architecture. The study highlights the transition from the traditional, open-grid street network and porch-fitted homes to modern suburbs with disconnected streets and garage-dominated homes. It draws on five planning and design criteria (accessibility, walkability, community, sustainability, and variety) to develop a performance-based rating system for development proposals. The rating system allows planners and architects to assign points and identify failings and changes required to encourage the development of well-planned residential subdivisions that complement the small-town appeal of traditional American urban centers.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40410-017-0070-4Subdivision regulationsResidential developmentsSuburban retrofittingWalkabilityCommunity planningSmall-town America |
| spellingShingle | Mohamad Kashef Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations City, Territory and Architecture Subdivision regulations Residential developments Suburban retrofitting Walkability Community planning Small-town America |
| title | Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations |
| title_full | Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations |
| title_fullStr | Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations |
| title_short | Residential developments in small-town America: assessment and regulations |
| title_sort | residential developments in small town america assessment and regulations |
| topic | Subdivision regulations Residential developments Suburban retrofitting Walkability Community planning Small-town America |
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