The Creeping Conformity—and Potential Risks—of Contemporary Urbanism

Jill L. Grant
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Jill L. Grant: School of Planning, Dalhousie University, Canada

Urban Planning, 2020, vol. 5, issue 4, 464-467

Abstract: As new urbanism has come to dominate planning, it has contributed to new kinds of design conformity. The recent emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the potential risks generated by some of new urbanism’s key principles, such as higher densities and transit orientation intended to enhance efficiency and sustainability.

Keywords: conformity; density; form-based codes; gentrification; neoliberalism; urban design (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.17645/up.v5i4.3632

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