CROSS-TRADITIONAL BOUNDARIES OF URBAN PLANNING

Abstract

This research explores the cross-traditional boundaries of urban planning and design. Using the United States as an example, many urban areas have become epicenters for crime, squalor and destitution. However, many cities have reinvigorated and revitalized urban areas to make them colorful, vibrant and product to society rather than being a focal point of crime and urban blight. This is where an effective urban planner comes into play. A good urban planner and/or designer will know the principles to adhere to and steps to take to maintain or improve the conditions of an urban area through effective planning and design. There are different major parts to this subject but they blend and mold together in many different ways. The objective of this research is to identify the trends and patterns that define good urban design and planning and some examples that are not emblematic of good practice. The methodology behind this study will be mostly qualitative analysis. The scope of what will be looked at will be urban areas within the United States. The findings of this report is that urban planning design is sometimes done extremely well and with excellent results while other times it is done quite poorly despite a wealth of funding and resources to help do it right the first time. The overall conclusion of this study is that urban planning can be done extremely well but the methodology and specifics to the urban area in question matter greatly.

Keywords

• urban planning
• urban areas
• Cross-traditional boundaries