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The Robust City (Hardcover)
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The Robust City (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Planning and Urban Design
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Cities expand, upwards and outwards, and their physical structure
can last a very long time, not just tens but hundreds of years.
Nevertheless, they are rarely designed for expansion. Their layout
does not allow for extension or for the retrofitting of
infrastructure and can constrain, and often prevent, the growth and
change of activities within them - cities are not 'robust' in their
design. In other words, change is not planned for but involves
costly reconstruction. The Robust City argues that a robust,
expandable and sustainable urban form can be deduced from planning
goals. Development should not just follow public transport
corridors but should not be allowed beyond walking distance from
them. This would create 'green enclaves' that would permit not only
recreational access but also the retrofitting of infrastructure and
the efficient circulation of motor vehicles. The same principles
could also be applied within neighbourhoods and to facilitate the
rational handling of urban intensification.
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