Establishing a management structure 181 5.3 Ensuring that communities are self-sustaining 187 CLO... more Establishing a management structure 181 5.3 Ensuring that communities are self-sustaining 187 CLOSING THE CIRCLE 195 List of case studies 197 Index 205 Acknowledgements 207 AIMING HIGHER 1 www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk AIMING HIGHER The quality of the places we live in has an impact on all aspects of life. How well they are designed will influence how safe we feel, how easy it is to walk round, whether we have shops, community facilities and schools nearby, whether our children have safe places to play. It will also affect whether there is good access to public transport and a good choice of homes in which to live. It is essential that the places we create and improve embody the principles of good urban design. Good urban design is essential to deliver places which are sustainable on all counts: places that create social, environmental and economic value. Ensuring that places are well designed should be a priority of everyone involved in shaping and maintaining the built environment. URBAN DESIGN COMPENDIUM 2 2 www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk Learning from the past Brunswick Town, Hove Brunswick Town in Hove is one of the best examples of Regency planning and urban design in the country. It was developed between 1824 and 1840 as a mini town, with a range of housing types and a mix of uses to cater for the wealthy upper and middle classes and those who would supply the goods and services they needed. The clear hierarchy of streets comprises a formal square with prestigious housing, smaller homes along the secondary streets and mews housing for artisans. Housing was accompanied by a market, police station, fire station, hotel, a public house, semi-private open space and a new public park.
Establishing a management structure 181 5.3 Ensuring that communities are self-sustaining 187 CLO... more Establishing a management structure 181 5.3 Ensuring that communities are self-sustaining 187 CLOSING THE CIRCLE 195 List of case studies 197 Index 205 Acknowledgements 207 AIMING HIGHER 1 www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk AIMING HIGHER The quality of the places we live in has an impact on all aspects of life. How well they are designed will influence how safe we feel, how easy it is to walk round, whether we have shops, community facilities and schools nearby, whether our children have safe places to play. It will also affect whether there is good access to public transport and a good choice of homes in which to live. It is essential that the places we create and improve embody the principles of good urban design. Good urban design is essential to deliver places which are sustainable on all counts: places that create social, environmental and economic value. Ensuring that places are well designed should be a priority of everyone involved in shaping and maintaining the built environment. URBAN DESIGN COMPENDIUM 2 2 www.urbandesigncompendium.co.uk Learning from the past Brunswick Town, Hove Brunswick Town in Hove is one of the best examples of Regency planning and urban design in the country. It was developed between 1824 and 1840 as a mini town, with a range of housing types and a mix of uses to cater for the wealthy upper and middle classes and those who would supply the goods and services they needed. The clear hierarchy of streets comprises a formal square with prestigious housing, smaller homes along the secondary streets and mews housing for artisans. Housing was accompanied by a market, police station, fire station, hotel, a public house, semi-private open space and a new public park.
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